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A '''prism''' is a solid that has two [[parallel]] base faces that are [[congruent]] [[polygons]]. Each of the other sides of a '''prism''' is a [[parallelogram]]. Examples of '''prisms'' include a [[parallelepipeds]], or, more specifically, a [[cube]]. A '''prism''' may also be classified as a '''right prism'' if the faces connecting to the base faces are [[perpendicular]] to the base faces.  
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A '''prism''' is a solid that has two [[parallel]] base faces that are [[congruent]] [[polygons]]. Each of the other sides of a'prism is a [[parallelogram]]. Examples of prisms include a [[parallelepipeds]], or, more specifically, a [[cube]]. A prism may also be classified as a right prism if the faces connecting to the base faces are [[perpendicular]] to the base faces.  
  
 
==Finding Area and Volume of a Prism==
 
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* [[Parallelogram]]
 
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Revision as of 23:18, 18 January 2008

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A prism is a solid that has two parallel base faces that are congruent polygons. Each of the other sides of a'prism is a parallelogram. Examples of prisms include a parallelepipeds, or, more specifically, a cube. A prism may also be classified as a right prism if the faces connecting to the base faces are perpendicular to the base faces.

Finding Area and Volume of a Prism

The volume of a prism is the area of the base face multiplied by the height. (If the prism is not a right prism, then the height is merely the perpendicular height from the base face.) The surface area of a prism is calculated by the sum of perimeter of the base face multiplied by the height of the prism and twice the area of a base face.


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