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What look like a triangular prism?
a piece of a very thick cake would be in the shape of a triangular prism so if you take a thick cake and cut it into regular sized pieces, the shapes of the pieces would be triangular prism
How do you find the surface area of an equilateral triangular prism?
To find the surface area of an equilateral triangular prism you take the area of the rectangular sides and the triangular bases and add them up and your done.
Why is a cube a prism?
A prism has the same cross section throughout its length no matter what form it may take i.e. a cubic prism, a cuboid prism, a triangular prism, a hexagonal prism, a cylindrical prism etc.
How are a cylinder and a triangular prism different?
Both are prisms. A prism is a 3D shape which has a uniform cross section, so anywhere along it's length where you take a slice you always see the same shape. To say which prism you mean we add the name of this cross section 'triangular prism', 'hexagonal prism' etc. We have a special name for a circular prism - a cylinder. Also, a rectangular prism is a cuboid.
How do you measure the surface of a triangular prism?
When you say surface of a prism this means the total amount of space on the outside of the prism. You have specified it to be a triangular prism, but taking the surface area of all prisms is the same process for all prisms. When finding the surface area of a prism you always use this equation... S.A. = (2 x Area of Prism Base) + (Height x Perimeter of Prism Base) In a triangular prism the base would be a triangle. Therefore to find the area you have to do 0.5 x base of the triangle x height of the triangle. For the perimeter of the triangle just add the length of all the sides together. The height indicated in your S.A. = ... formula... is how tall the prism actually stands. So since this prism is a triangular prism take the general surface area equation and put the correct triangular measurements into the general equation and you have this... S.A. = [2 x 0.5 x (height) x (base)] + [Height x perimeter] Here is the formula in word form. The surface area of a triangular prism is equal to two multiplied by one half multiplied by the height of the traingular height multiplied by the triangular base compute this number and then add it to the product of the height of the prism times the perimeter of the triangular base.
All prisms take their names from the shape of what?
Their base shape. For example a rectangular prism has base that is a rectangle. Guess what kind of base shape a triangular prism has? yes, triangle.
How many cubes would it take to make a model of a rectangular prism that is 3 units long 2 units wide 4 units high?
24 cubes 1x1x1
How many squares does it take to make a rectangular prism?
2
How many pyramids does it take to make a prism?
One, if it is glass--
Which shapes exactly six vertices?
A hexagon, a triangular prism, a pentagonal pyramid, two-quadrilateral pyramids attached by their quadrilateral faces are some options. Take your pick!
How many 1-meter cubes would it take to make one layer in the bottom of the prism?
Give us the dimensions of the prism.
How many units cubes would it take to make a model of a rectangular prism that is 11 units long and times 7 units wide and times 5 units high?
8
