Elongated pentagonal rotunda explained

Type:Johnson
J20 - J21 - J22
Faces:2x5 triangles
2x5 squares
1+5 pentagons
1 decagon
Edges:55
Vertices:30
Symmetry:C5v
Vertex Config:10(42.10)
10(3.42.5)
2.5(3.5.3.5)
Dual:-
Properties:convex
Net:Johnson solid 21 net.png

In geometry, the elongated pentagonal rotunda is one of the Johnson solids (J21). As the name suggests, it can be constructed by elongating a pentagonal rotunda (J6) by attaching a decagonal prism to its base. It can also be seen as an elongated pentagonal orthobirotunda (J42) with one pentagonal rotunda removed.

Formulae

The following formulae for volume and surface area can be used if all faces are regular, with edge length a:[1]

V=1
12

\left(45+17\sqrt{5}+30\sqrt{5+2\sqrt{5}}\right)a3 ≈ 14.612...a3

A=1
2

\left(20+\sqrt{5\left(145+58\sqrt{5}+2\sqrt{30\left(65+29\sqrt{5}\right)}\right)}\right)a2 ≈ 32.3472...a2

Dual polyhedron

The dual of the elongated pentagonal rotunda has 30 faces: 10 isosceles triangles, 10 rhombi, and 10 quadrilaterals.

Notes and References

  1. [Stephen Wolfram]