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% File name: rhombic-dodecahedron-and-escher-solid.tex
% Description: 
% A geometric representation of the construction of an 
% escher-solid as the stellation of a rhombic dodecahedron is shown.
% 
% Date of creation: June, 26th, 2021.
% Date of last modification: October, 9th, 2022.
% Author: Efraín Soto Apolinar.
% https://www.aprendematematicas.org.mx/author/efrain-soto-apolinar/instructing-courses/
% Source: page 175 of the 
% Glosario Ilustrado de Matem\'aticas Escolares.
% https://tinyurl.com/5udm2ufy
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	% Change the value of the number at {\arista}{##} to scale the figure up or down
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	% Coordinates of the vertices
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	\coordinate (3) at (-\arista,\arista,0);
	\coordinate (4) at (-\arista,-\arista,0);
	\coordinate (5) at (\arista,0,\arista);
	\coordinate (6) at (\arista,0,-\arista);
	\coordinate (8) at (-\arista,0,\arista);
	\coordinate (7) at (-\arista,0,-\arista);
	\coordinate (9) at (0,\arista,\arista);
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	\coordinate (19) at (-0.5*\arista,0.5*\arista,0.5*\arista);
	\coordinate (20) at (0.5*\arista,0.5*\arista,0.5*\arista);
	\coordinate (21) at (-0.5*\arista,-0.5*\arista,0.5*\arista);
	\coordinate (22) at (0.5*\arista,-0.5*\arista,0.5*\arista);
	\coordinate (23) at (-0.5*\arista,0.5*\arista,-0.5*\arista);
	\coordinate (24) at (0.5*\arista,0.5*\arista,-0.5*\arista);
	\coordinate (25) at (-0.5*\arista,-0.5*\arista,-0.5*\arista);
	\coordinate (26) at (0.5*\arista,-0.5*\arista,-0.5*\arista);
	%
	% Faces of the polyhedron
	%
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	\draw[gray,thin]  (7) -- (18) -- (25) -- cycle;
	\draw[gray,thin]  (7) -- (15) -- (23) -- cycle;
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	\draw[red,thick,fill=cyan!35,opacity=0.75] (15) -- (25) -- (18) -- (23) -- cycle;	
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	%
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	\draw[gray,thin]  (11) -- (16) -- (26) -- cycle;
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	\draw[red,thick,fill=cyan!35,opacity=0.75] (16) -- (26) -- (18) -- (25) -- cycle;
	%
	\draw[red,thick,fill=cyan!35,opacity=0.75] (22) -- (13) -- (26) -- (16) -- cycle;
	\draw[gray,thin]  (1) -- (16) -- (26) -- cycle;
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	\draw[gray,thin]  (1) -- (16) -- (22) -- cycle;
	\draw[gray,thin]  (1) -- (13) -- (22) -- cycle;
	%
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	\draw[gray,thin]  (12) -- (18) -- (24) -- cycle;
	\draw[gray,thin]  (12) -- (14) -- (24) -- cycle;
	%
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	\draw[gray,thin]  (9) -- (17) -- (20) -- cycle;
	\draw[gray,thin]  (9) -- (14) -- (20) -- cycle;
	% 
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