What is an Antiprism?
In geometry, an n-gonal antiprism or n-sided antiprism is a polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular n-sided polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles. Antiprisms are a subclass of prismatoids and are a (degenerate) type of snub polyhedron.
Antiprisms are similar to prisms except that the bases are twisted relatively to each other, and that the side faces are triangles, rather than quadrilaterals.
In the case of a regular n-sided base, one usually considers the case where its copy is twisted by an angle of
180/n
degrees. Extra regularity is obtained when the line connecting the base centers is perpendicular to the base planes, making it a right antiprism. As faces, it has the two n-gonal bases and, connecting those bases, 2n isosceles triangles.
How to Calculate Height of Antiprism?
Height of Antiprism calculator uses Height of Antiprism = sqrt(1-((sec(pi/(2*Number of Vertices of Antiprism)))^2)/4)*Edge Length of Antiprism to calculate the Height of Antiprism, The Height of Antiprism formula is defined as the measure of vertical distance from one top to bottom face of the Antiprism. Height of Antiprism is denoted by h symbol.
How to calculate Height of Antiprism using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Height of Antiprism, enter Number of Vertices of Antiprism (NVertices) & Edge Length of Antiprism (le) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Height of Antiprism calculation can be explained with given input values -> 8.506508 = sqrt(1-((sec(pi/(2*5)))^2)/4)*10.