In geometry, the elongated square pyramid is one of the Johnson solids (). As the name suggests, it can be constructed by elongating a square pyramid () by attaching a cube to its square base. Like any elongated pyramid, it is topologically (but not geometrically) self-dual.

Formulae

The following formulae for the height (), surface area () and volume () can be used if all faces are regular, with edge length :

Elongated square pyramid

Dual polyhedron

The dual of the elongated square pyramid has 9 faces: 4 triangular, 1 square and 4 trapezoidal.

Elongated square pyramid

Related polyhedra and honeycombs

The elongated square pyramid can form a tessellation of space with tetrahedra, similar to a modified tetrahedral-octahedral honeycomb.

Elongated square pyramid

See also

Elongated square bipyramid

References

External links

Johnson solids

Self-dual polyhedra

Pyramids and bipyramids