Octagon (EntityTopic, 12)

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An octagon is a polygon with 8 sides. It is the truncated square.

Coordinates

The coordinates of a regular octagon with side two are all permutations of:

(±1, ±(1+√2))

Equations

  • The area of a regular octagon with side length l is:
2(1 + √2) · l2

Dissection

The octagon of side 1 may be dissected into 8× isosceles triangle with sides {1,2×√(1+√22)}.

Incidence matrix

Dual: Self-dual

#TXIDVaEaTypeName
0 Va= point ;
1 Ea2= digon ;
2 8a88= octagon ;

Usage as facets


Notable Dishapes
Flat: trianglesquarepentagonhexagonoctagondecagon
Curved: circle

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