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A prism is a solid object with:
- identical ends
- flat faces
- and the same cross section all along its length !
A cross section is the shape made by cutting straight across an object.
The cross section of this object is a triangle ...
.. it has the same cross section all along its length ...
... so it's a triangular prism.
Then imagine it extending up from the sheet of paper ... |
No Curves!
A prism is a polyhedron, which means all faces are flat!
For example, a cylinder is not a prism, because it has curved sides.
Bases
The ends of a prism are parallel
and each one is called a base.
Sides
The side faces of a prism are parallelograms
(4-sided shapes with opposite sides parallel)
These are all Prisms:
| Square Prism: | Cross-Section: |
| Cube: | Cross-Section: |
| (yes, a cube is a prism, because it is a square all along its length) (Also see Rectangular Prisms ) | |
| Triangular Prism: | Cross-Section: |
| Pentagonal Prism: | Cross-Section: |
and more!
Example: This hexagonal ice crystal.
It looks like a hexagon, but because it has some thickness it is actually a hexagonal prism!
Photograph by NASA / Alexey Kljatov.
Regular vs Irregular Prisms
All the previous examples are Regular Prisms, because the cross section is regular (in other words it is a shape with equal edge lengths, and equal angles.)
Here is an example of an Irregular Prism:
| Irregular Pentagonal Prism: | ||
| Cross-Section | ||
| It is 'irregular' because the cross-section is not 'regular' in shape. | ||
Right vs Oblique Prism
When the two ends are perfectly aligned it is a Right Prism otherwise it is an Oblique Prism:
Surface Area of a Prism
+ Base Perimeter × Length
Example: What is the surface area of a prism where the base area is 25 m2, the base perimeter is 24 m, and the length is 12 m:
(Note: we have an Area Calculation Tool)
Volume of a Prism
The Volume of a prism is the area of one end times the length of the prism.
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Volume = Base Area × Length
Example: What is the volume of a prism where the base area is 25 m2 and which is 12 m long:
Prism Tv
Play with it here. The formula also works when it 'leans over' (oblique) but remember that the height is at right angles to the base:
And this is why:
The stack can lean over, but still has the same volume
More About The Side Faces
The side faces of a prism are parallelograms (4-sided shape with opposites sides parallel)
A prism can lean to one side, making it an oblique prism, but the two ends are still parallel, and the side faces are still parallelograms!
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But if the two ends are not parallel it is not a prism.