Heptagonal prism

In geometry, the heptagonal prism is a prism with heptagonal base. This polyhedron has 9 faces, 21 edges, and 14 vertices.[1][2]

Heptagonal prism
TypeUniform polyhedron
Faces2 Heptagons
7 squares
Edges21
Vertices14
Vertex configuration7.4.4
Wythoff symbol2 7 | 2
Coxeter diagram
Symmetry groupD7h, [7,2], (*722), order 28
Rotation groupD7, [7,2]+, (722), order 14
Dual polyhedronHeptagonal bipyramid
PropertiesConvex semiregular
Vertex figure
3D model of a (uniform) heptagonal prism.

Area

The area of a right heptagonal prism with height and with a side length of and apothem is given by:[1]

Volume

The 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

The heptagonal prism can also be seen as a tiling on a sphere:

References

  1. Sapiña, R. "Area and volume calculator of a heptagonal prism" (in Spanish). Problemas y ecuaciones. ISSN 2659-9899. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. Pugh, Anthony (1976), Polyheda: A Visual Approach, University of California Press, p. 27, ISBN 9780520030565.


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