Square antiprism (EntityTopic, 13)

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The '''square antiprism''' is a special case of an [[antiprism]] where the base is a [[square]].
The '''square antiprism''' is a special case of an [[antiprism]] where the base is a [[square]].
== Geometry ==
== Geometry ==
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*The [[planar]] [[cross-section]]s of a square antiprism in the [!z] plane are [[octagon]]s, giving a regular octagon in the middle and degenerating to squares at the ends.
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* The [[planar]] [[cross-section]]s of a square antiprism in the [!z] plane are [[octagon]]s, giving a regular octagon in the middle and degenerating to squares at the ends.
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*The planar cross-sections of a square antiprism in the [!x] and [!y] planes are irregular [[pentagon]]s, degenerating to [[trapezium]]s in the middle and at the ends.
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* The planar cross-sections of a square antiprism in the [!x] and [!y] planes are irregular [[pentagon]]s, degenerating to [[trapezium]]s in the middle and at the ends.
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Revision as of 23:13, 11 February 2014

The square antiprism is a special case of an antiprism where the base is a square.

Geometry

  • The planar cross-sections of a square antiprism in the [!z] plane are octagons, giving a regular octagon in the middle and degenerating to squares at the ends.
  • The planar cross-sections of a square antiprism in the [!x] and [!y] planes are irregular pentagons, degenerating to trapeziums in the middle and at the ends.


Notable Trishapes
Regular: tetrahedroncubeoctahedrondodecahedronicosahedron
Direct truncates: tetrahedral truncatecubic truncateoctahedral truncatedodecahedral truncateicosahedral truncate
Mesotruncates: stauromesohedronstauroperihedronstauropantohedronrhodomesohedronrhodoperihedronrhodopantohedron
Snubs: snub staurohedronsnub rhodohedron
Curved: spheretoruscylinderconefrustumcrind