Pentagonal prism

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Uniform Pentagonal prism
Pentagonal prism
Type Semiregular polyhedron
Elements F=7, E=15, V=10 (χ=2)
Faces by sides 5{4}+2{5}
Schläfli symbol t{2,5}
Wythoff symbol 2 5 | 2
Coxeter-Dynkin Image:CDW_ring.pngImage:CDW_5.pngImage:CDW_dot.pngImage:CDW_2.pngImage:CDW_ring.png
Symmetry D5h
References U76(c)
Dual Pentagonal dipyramid
Properties convex
Pentagonal prism
Vertex figure
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In geometry, the pentagonal prism is the third in an infinite set of prisms formed by square sides and two regular polygon caps. It has 7 faces, and 10 vertices, and 15 edges.

If faces are all regular, it is a semiregular polyhedron.

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