Octagonal bipyramid
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Octagonal bipyramid
| Octagonal bipyramid | |
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| Type | bipyramid |
| Faces | 16 triangles |
| Edges | 24 |
| Vertices | 10 |
| Face configuration | V4.4.8 |
| Symmetry group | D8h, [8,2], (*228) |
| Dual | octagonal prism |
| Properties | convex, face-transitive |
The octagonal bipyramid is one of the infinite set of bipyramids, dual to the infinite prisms. If an octagonal bipyramid is to be face-transitive, all faces must be isosceles triangles. However, there is a rather odd-looking version of the octagonal bipyramid with each of the faces congruent having a right scalene triangle as the shape of the faces.
External links
- Weisstein, Eric W., "Dipyramid" from MathWorld.
- Olshevsky, George, Bipyramid at Glossary for Hyperspace.
- Virtual Reality Polyhedra The Encyclopedia of Polyhedra
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