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Why is a roof in the shape of a triangular prism other than a cuboid?
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∙ 12y ago
In places like a desert a lot of times they aren't, because they don't have a lot of rain and they don't really get snow, but in places like Michigan, our roofs might collapse with the weight of all the snow we get in the winter so make them in the shape of a triangular prism so the snow wont really stay on the roof, but there are still some people who make their roofs flat for whatever reason.
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What 3D shape has 3 rectangles and 2 triangles in it?
it is called a triangular prism
What shape is the base of a triangular prism?
A triangular prism can have a square or triangular base.
What is another name for a triangular based prism?
You can call it a "triangular prism" rather than "triangular based prism" ... saying a prism is "triangular" imply that the base is a triangle. There's no other name that I know of. A prism is just a 3d shape, so all you have to say is <type of shape> + prism to get the point across.
What shape has 2 opposite identical faces and some other faces which are rectangles?
a cuboid * * * * * A prism, of which, a cuboid is a special case.
What is the difference between a triangular prism and a hexagonal prism?
A triangular prism has triangular bases, a heagonal prism has ... you guessed it! ... hexagonal bases.
What is the difference between a prism and a cuboid?
You can have a triangular prism but not a triangular cuboid which is a rectangular shape.
What shape has no triangular face?
A cuboid prism has no triangular faces
What shape does a triangular prism have that a rectangular prism does not have?
A rectangular prism is a cuboid which has 8 vertices (corners), while a triangular prism has six verticesA triangular prism is like a cylinder but with triangles instead of circlesA rectangular prism is the same
What is the shape of a Toblerone?
It is a triangular prism.
What 3D shape has 3 rectangles and 2 triangles in it?
it is called a triangular prism
What shape is the base of a triangular prism?
A triangular prism can have a square or triangular base.
What is another name for a triangular based prism?
You can call it a "triangular prism" rather than "triangular based prism" ... saying a prism is "triangular" imply that the base is a triangle. There's no other name that I know of. A prism is just a 3d shape, so all you have to say is <type of shape> + prism to get the point across.
What shape does a triangular prism have that a rectanglar prism does not have?
A triangular prism has a triangle and a rectangular prism doesn't.
What is a shape that is a polyhedron has 2 triangular bases and the other bases rectangles?
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.
What 3d shape has more then 1 vertex?
There are an infinite number of shapes. A tetrahedron (triangular pyramid), a square-based pyramid, a pentagonal pyramid, a hexagonal pyramid, etc. A triangular prism, a rectangular prism (cuboid), a pentagonal prism, etc are some examples.
Do you have to multiply all the numbers to find the volume of a prism?
No, that will not give you the volume of a prism (since it's a triangular shape, not cuboid). For volume of a prism, you need to find the area of one of the end triangles, then multiply by the length of the prism.
