Octagonal bipyramid

Octagonal bipyramid
Octagonal bipyramid
Octagonal bipyramid
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.

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