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Question from victor:

Is a tetrix (a Sirpienski Pyramid/Tetrahedron) its own hyperplane?...alternatively, is it a hyperplane?

No, it's not a hyperplane (in a standard geometry, at least) because it does not contain, for every pair of its points, the line through them.

Good Hunting!
RD

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