Dissecting a Cube into a Tetrahedron and a Square Pyramid

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This Demonstration shows how to dissect a cube into a tetrahedron and a square pyramid.

External Links

Cube (Wolfram MathWorld)

Dissection (Wolfram MathWorld)

Dissection of a Cube into a Cuboctahedron and an Octahedron

Square Pyramid (Wolfram MathWorld)

Tetrahedron (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Izidor Hafner

"Dissecting a Cube into a Tetrahedron and a Square Pyramid"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/DissectingACubeIntoATetrahedronAndASquarePyramid/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: March 7, 2011