Triakis icosahedron

Triakis icosahedron
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Type	Catalan solid
Face type	isosceles triangle
Faces	60
Edges	90
Vertices	32
Vertices by type	20{3}+12{10}
Face configuration	V3.10.10
Symmetry group	Ih, [5,3], *532
Dihedral angle	160°36'45" $\arccos ( -\frac{24 + 15\sqrt{5}}{61} )$
Properties	convex, face-transitive
Truncated dodecahedron (dual polyhedron)	Net

In geometry, the triakis icosahedron is an Archimedean dual solid, or a Catalan solid. Its dual is the truncated dodecahedron.

It can be seen as an icosahedron with triangular pyramids augmented to each face; that is, it is the Kleetope of the icosahedron. This interpretation is expressed in the name, triakis.

Related figures

This interpretation can also apply to other similar nonconvex polyhedra with pyramids of different heights:

• First stellation of icosahedron, or small triambic icosahedron (sometimes called a triakis icosahedron)
• Great stellated dodecahedron (with very tall pyramids)
• Great dodecahedron (with inverted pyramids)

A stellation of the triakis icosahedron.

The triakis icosahedron has numerous stellations, one of which is pictured at left.

See also

• Triakis triangular tiling for other "triakis" polyhedral forms.

References

• Williams, Robert (1979). The Geometrical Foundation of Natural Structure: A Source Book of Design. Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-486-23729-X.  (Section 3-9)
• Wenninger, Magnus (1974). Polyhedron Models. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-09859-9. 
• Wenninger, Magnus (1983). Dual Models. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-54325-5. MR730208.  (The thirteen semiregular convex polyhedra and their duals, Page 19, Triakisicosahedron)
• The Symmetries of Things 2008, John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strass, ISBN 978-1-56881-220-5 [1] (Chapter 21, Naming the Archimedean and Catalan polyhedra and tilings, page 284, Triakis icosahedron )

External links

• Eric W. Weisstein, Triakis icosahedron (Catalan solid) at MathWorld.
• Triakis Icosahedron – Interactive Polyhedron Model