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Gyroelongated triangular bicupola

Gyroelongated triangular bicupola is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gyroelongated triangular bicupola rather than just read about it. In short: In geometry, the gyroelongated triangular bicupola is one of the Johnson solids (J44). As the name suggests, it can be constructed by gyroelongating a triangular bicupola (either triangular orthobicupola, J27, or the cuboctahedron) by inserting a hexagonal antiprism between its congruent halves.

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Reference excerpt

In geometry, the gyroelongated triangular bicupola is one of the Johnson solids (J44). As the name suggests, it can be constructed by gyroelongating a triangular bicupola (either triangular orthobicupola, J27, or the cuboctahedron) by inserting a hexagonal antiprism between its congruent halves. A Johnson solid is one of 92 strictly convex polyhedra that are composed of regular polygon faces but are not uniform polyhedra (that is, they are not Platonic solids, Archimedean solids, prisms, or antiprisms). They were named by Norman Johnson, who first listed these polyhedra in 1966. The gyroelongated triangular bicupola is one of five Johnson solids which are chiral, meaning that they have a "left-handed" and a "right-handed" form. In the illustration to the right, each square face on the bottom half of the figure is connected by a path of two triangular faces to a square face above it and to the right. In the figure of opposite chirality (the mirror image of the illustrated figure), each bottom square would be connected to a square face above it and to the left. The two chiral forms of J44 are not considered different Johnson solids.

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

V = 2 ( 5 3 + 1 + 3 ) a 3 ≈ 4.69456... a 3 {\displaystyle V={\sqrt {2}}\left({\frac {5}{3}}+{\sqrt {1+{\sqrt {3}}}}\right)a^{3}\approx 4.69456...a^{3}}

A = ( 6 + 5 3 ) a 2 ≈ 14.6603... a 2 {\displaystyle A=\left(6+5{\sqrt {3}}\right)a^{2}\approx 14.6603...a^{2}}

References

External links Weisstein, Eric W., "Gyroelongated triangular bicupola" ("Johnson solid") at MathWorld.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gyroelongated triangular bicupola

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gyroelongated triangular bicupola claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gyroelongated triangular bicupola before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gyroelongated triangular bicupola ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gyroelongated triangular bicupola

In research: Gyroelongated triangular bicupola appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gyroelongated triangular bicupola in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gyroelongated triangular bicupola is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Chiral polyhedra, Johnson solids, Polyhedron stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gyroelongated triangular bicupola outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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