Stars and Galaxies
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Author: Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 7RQ
Which two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) shapes did Plato and Aristotle consider perfect? Give an example of a 2D and 3D nonperfect geometrical shape.
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