A prism has two sides that are genral polygons with n sides, and n quadrilaterals which join the two n-gons. The prism is identified by the n-gons, as an n-gonal prism.
If these n-gons are in a plane at right angles to the quadrilaterals, then the quadrilaterals are all rectangles and the prism is called a right prism.
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
A prism is not so much a concept in algebra, but a geometric shape.
The volume of any prism is worked out in the same way whether it's a hexagonal prism, circular prism or a triangular prism. You just need to times the length of the prism against the area of the cross-section.
The volume of a prism is the area of the base (or the cross section of the prism that is perpendicular to the height) times the height.V = Ab * h
n+2. The sides will compose all the planes perpendicular to the two bases of the prism.
is a prism named according to the shape of its base
It is named after the type of prism used in the instrument. A constant deviation prism has the property that the angle between light entering the prism (the incident light) and light exiting the prism (the emergent light) is always the same, no matter what the angle of the incident light to the prism.
Its "bases"
A prism or a pyramid
If I understand the question correctly, the answer is "the base".
NO,Because it's bases are rectangles ... and EVERY prism has rectangular bases.
Yes, prisms are named according to the shape of their bases. For example, a triangular prism has triangular bases, while a rectangular prism has rectangular bases. The sides of the prism are parallelograms that connect the corresponding sides of the two bases. Thus, the base shape is key to identifying the type of prism.
It could be a triangular prism which has 5 faces, 9 edges and 6 vertices
A prism. A prism is named for its base, eg a triangular prism has a triangle for the base. If the base is a circle, the circular prism is called a cylinder.
A polyhedron with lateral faces that are rectangles is a prism. In a prism, the two bases are congruent polygons, and the lateral faces are formed by connecting the corresponding vertices of the bases with rectangular faces. The specific type of prism is named based on the shape of its bases, such as triangular prism, rectangular prism, or pentagonal prism.
A prism has 2 congruent parallel faces called bases. The other faces, most often rectangles, are called lateral faces. The prism is named by the shape of its base.
A prism is often named according to its base: one of the pair of congruent and parallel polygonal faces. In that case, if the base is a polygon with n sides, then the prism has 2*n vertices.