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10 grade maths

Is there a 20 sided shape?

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No, there is no such thing as a 20-sided shape in traditional Euclidean geometry. In Euclidean geometry, the maximum number of sides a polygon can have is 12, and it is called a dodecagon. A dodecagon has 12 equal-length sides and 12 angles.

However, if you're referring to a solid three-dimensional shape, there is a 20-sided polyhedron called an icosahedron. An icosahedron is a regular polyhedron with 20 equilateral triangular faces, 30 edges, and 12 vertices. It is one of the five Platonic solids.