Prisms
Prisms are polyhedra that have two parallel, equally sized faces called bases and their lateral faces are parallelograms.
The height of a prism is the distance between the bases.
The lateral edges of a prism are equally sized parallel edges.
Unfold of a Prism
Types of Prisms
Regular Prisms
The bases of the regular prisms are regular polygons.
Irregular Prisms
The bases of the irregular prisms are irregular polygons.
Right Prisms
Oblique Prisms
The lateral faces of the oblique prisms are rhomboids or rhombi.
Parallelepipeds
Cuboid
The faces of cuboids are rectangular faces.
Types of Prisms by Their Base
Triangular Prism
Square Prism
The bases are squares.
Pentagonal Prism
Hexagonal Prism
Lateral Area of a Prism
Surface Area of a Prism
Volume of a Prism
Examples
Calculate the height of a prism whose base has an area of 12 dm2 and whose capacity is 48 liters.
Calculate the lateral area, surface area and volume of a prism whose base is a rhombus with diagonals of 12 and 18 cm.
