Given a triangle with angles (, , ), the resulting symmetry group
is called a
triangle group (also known as a spherical tessellation). In three dimensions, such
groups must satisfy
and so the only solutions are , , , and (Ball and Coxeter 1987). The group gives rise to the semiregular planar tessellations
of types 1, 2, 5, and 7. The group gives hyperbolic tessellations.
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, 
, 
), the resulting symmetry group
is called a 
triangle group (also known as a spherical tessellation). In three dimensions, such
groups must satisfy
, 
, 
, and 
(Ball and Coxeter 1987). The group 
gives rise to the semiregular planar tessellations
of types 1, 2, 5, and 7. The group 
gives hyperbolic tessellations.
