In geometry, the heptagonal prism is a prism with heptagonal base. This polyhedron has 9 faces (2 bases and 7 sides), 21 edges, and 14 vertices.[1][2]
Heptagonal prism | |
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Type | Uniform polyhedron |
Faces | 2 Heptagons 7 squares |
Edges | 21 |
Vertices | 14 |
Vertex configuration | 7.4.4 |
Wythoff symbol | 2 7 | 2 |
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Symmetry group | D7h, [7,2], (*722), order 28 |
Rotation group | D7, [7,2]+, (722), order 14 |
Dual polyhedron | Heptagonal bipyramid |
Properties | Convex semiregular |
Vertex figure | |
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Area
editThe area of a right heptagonal prism with height and with a side length of and apothem is given by:[1]
Volume
editThe volume is found by taking the area of the base, with a side length of and apothem , and multiplying it by the height , giving the formula:[1]
This formula also works for the oblique prism due to the Cavalieri's principle.
Images
editThe heptagonal prism can also be seen as a tiling on a sphere:
Related polyhedra
editFamily of uniform n-gonal prisms |
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References
edit- ^ Jump up to: a b c Sapiña, R. "Area and volume calculator of a heptagonal prism" (in Spanish). Problemas y ecuaciones. ISSN 2659-9899. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ Pugh, Anthony (1976), Polyheda: A Visual Approach, University of California Press, p. 27, ISBN 9780520030565.
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