9a.  Truncated dodecahedron   12/10     20/3  - truncation of dodecahedron  12/5

        The distance from the centre of the dodecahedron to the centre of the pentagon is EP×1.11

        The distance from the centre of the truncated dodecahedron to the centre of the decagon (red) is

        EA×2.49. These two distances are equal, thus EA = EP×0.45.

        Alternative calculation of EA:

      EP is divided in three parts : x  + xF + x  ;  x =  EP / (F + 2) ; EA = EP F / (F+2)=0.45 EP

      (F = 1.618 ,  Golden section)      .

      Twelve decagons (red) are applied on the twelve original pentagons. The twenty corners (yellow)

      are cut, off giving 20 triangles  (blue-green).

     

     Line 1:  Dodecahedron, net and solid.  .

     Line 2: Truncated dodecahedron, net and solid

 

     9b. Truncated dodecahedron – truncation of icosahedron  20/3

        The distance from the centre of the icosahedron to the centre of the triangle is EP×0.76

        The distance from the centre of the truncated dodecahedron to the centre of the triangle

        (red) is EA×2.91. These two distances are equal, thus EA = EP×0.26.    

      Twenty triangles (red) are applied on the icosahedron triangles with the corners directed at 

      the midpoint of the triangle edges.The distance beween the corner and the mid-point is the

      incircle radius of the icosahedron triangle  minus circum-circle radius of the truncated

      dodecahedron triangle (red).: 0.29 EP – 0.58 EA =  0.14 EP

      The twelve corners  of the icosahedron /yellow) are cut off, giving  12 decagons (green-blue).

     

     Drawing demonstrating the site of the truncated dodecahedron triangles(red)