The Elongated Pentagonal Rotunda
The elongated pentagonal rotunda is the 21st Johnson solid (J21). It has 30 vertices, 55 edges, and 27 faces (10 equilateral triangles, 10 squares, 6 pentagons, and 1 decagon).
The elongated pentagonal rotunda can be constructed by attaching a decagonal prism to a pentagonal rotunda (J6), lengthening it; hence the name elongated.
Projections
Here are some views of the elongated pentagonal rotunda from various angles:
Projection | Envelope | Description |
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Regular decagon | Top view. |
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Octagon | Front view. |
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Heptagon | Side view. |
Coordinates
The Cartesian coordinates of the elongated pentagonal rotunda with edge length 2 are:
- (0, -√((10+2√5)/5), 1+√((20+8√5)/5))
- (±1, √((5+2√5)/5), 1+√((20+8√5)/5))
- (±φ, -√((5-√5)/10), 1+√((20+8√5)/5))
- (0, √((20+8√5)/5), 1+√((10+2√5)/5))
- (±φ, -√((25+11√5)/10), 1+√((10+2√5)/5))
- (±φ2, √((5+√5)/10), 1+√((10+2√5)/5))
- (±1, ±√(3+4φ), ±1)
- (±φ2, ±√(2+φ), ±1)
- (±2φ, 0, ±1)
where φ=(1+√5)/2 is the Golden Ratio.