The Elongated Triangular Bipyramid


The elongated triangular bipyramid is the 14th Johnson solid (J14). It has 8 vertices, 15 edges, 9 faces (6 equilateral triangles and 3 squares).

The elongated triangular
bipyramid

The elongated triangular bipyramid can be constructed by attaching two tetrahedra to a triangular prism. Its name describes its relation to the triangular bipyramid: inserting a triangular prism between the two constituent tetrahedra to make the bipyramid longer.

Projections

Here are some views of the elongated triangular bipyramid from various angles:

Projection Envelope Description
Equilateral triangle

Top view.

Hexagon

Side view.

Hexagon

Front view.

Coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates of the elongated triangular bipyramid with edge length 2 are:


Last updated 18 Jun 2019.

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