Pentagonal pyramid
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In geometry, pentagonal pyramid is a pyramid with a pentagon base and five triangular faces, having a total of six faces. It is categorized as Johnson solid if all of the edges are equal in length, forming equilateral triangular faces and a regular pentagonal base. The pentagonal pyramid can be found in many polyhedrons, including their construction. It also occurs in stereochemistry in pentagonal pyramidal molecular geometry.
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Pentagonal pyramid | |
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Type | Pyramid Johnson J1 – J2 – J3 |
Faces | 5 triangles 1 pentagon |
Edges | 10 |
Vertices | 6 |
Vertex configuration | [1] |
Symmetry group | |
Dihedral angle (degrees) | In Johnson solid:[1]
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Dual polyhedron | self-dual |
Properties | convex, elementary |
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