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Closed loop on an icosahedron Question
Place a tile on each face of a regular icosahedron so that the arcs on the tiles form a single closed loop.
You may rotate the tiles provided they align with the triangular faces of the icosahedron.
There are 20 identical tiles:
Here is a net of an icosahedron to arrange the tiles on:
Printing
Each image can be opened in a separate tab (which will display the tiles at exactly the right size to place on the net) to allow printing so you can experiment or photograph your solution.
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