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You find the area of each of the four triangular faces of the prism and add them together.
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What is the formula for finding the total surface area of a triangular prism?
Assume that a = apothem length of the triangular prism, b = base length of the triangular prism, and h = height of the triangular prism. The formulas to find the surface area is SA = ab + 3bh.
What does a triangular prism have that rectangular prism does not have?
a triangular prism has to triangular bases while a rectangular prism has a rectangle as the bases.
What prism has triangular bases?
A triangular prism
What shape does a triangular prism have than a rectangular prism does not have?
A triangular prism has two triangular faces, a rectangular prism does not have any.
Which has more sides a triangular pyramid or a triangular prism?
A triangular prism.
What is the formula for finding the total surface area of a triangular prism?
Assume that a = apothem length of the triangular prism, b = base length of the triangular prism, and h = height of the triangular prism. The formulas to find the surface area is SA = ab + 3bh.
How do you find the find the base of a triangular prism?
You look at the edge of the triangular prism and count the points
Find the surface area of the right triangular prism?
the defnition of find the surface area of triangular prism and cylinder
How do you find the perimeter of the base in a triangular prism?
You look at the edge of the triangular prism and count the points
Formula for volume of a triangular prism?
Find the area of a triangular section, 1/2bh, and then multiply by the length of the 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.
How do you find capacity for a triangular prism?
Capacity generally implies volume in geometry. To calculate the volume of a triangular prism, find the area of one of its triangular bases and multiply it by the height of the shape.
How do you find the base if a triangular prism?
okay, to find the base of a triangular prism you just b = 2a/h (base = 2 * area/height)
How can you figure out the way to find the surface area for a triangular prism?
SA = 2B + Ph SA = 2(1/2ab) + (b + c + d)h SA = ab + (b + c + d)h
What does a triangular prism have that rectangular prism does not have?
a triangular prism has to triangular bases while a rectangular prism has a rectangle as the bases.
How are a triangular prism and a rectangular prism are they different?
a triangular prism is different from a rectangular prism because: their names are different a triangular prism has a triangle for its' base a rectangular prism has a rectangle base a triangular prism has less sides than a rectangular prism a rectangular prism has more sides than a triangular prism
What prism has triangular bases?
A triangular prism
