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The answer depends on what characteristic you wish to measure: its length, base area, volume, mass, density, optical density, temperature, and so on.

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Q: How do you measure a prism?
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Can a unit fraction measure a rectangular prism?

No, you need three measurements to measure a rectangular prism.


How many directions can you measure rectangular prism?

i can measure 6


How do you measure the cubic interior of a prism?

It is the cross sectional area of the prism multiplied by its length.


What is the width of a rectangluar side of the prism?

It is the measure of its edge(s) along the prism bases.


How do you calculate volume of a rectan gular prism?

Measure, then multiply(length of the prism) x (width of the prism) x (height of the prism) .The product of the three dimensions is the volume of the prism.


How do you find the height of the rectangular prism?

Measure it.


How I find the width of a rectangular prism?

You measure it.


How do you find the volume a rectangular prism?

-- Measure the length, width, and height of the prism. -- Multiply the three numbers. The result is the volume of the prism.


How does doubling the measure of each dimension in a rectangular prism change the volume of the prism?

it octuples (multiplies by 8)


How is a cube and rectangular prism the same?

A cube is a special case of a rectangular prism. If each edge of a rectangular prism were of the same measure, then it would be a cube.


What is measure of the capacity of a rectangular prism called?

It is called its volume.


How do you find the dimension of a prism using surface area and lateral area?

you find a tape measure and find how wide and fat it is then you cut it into tinny little pieces and measure them and you will get the dimension of a prism