Triangular prism

A triangular prism or trigonal prism is a prism with two triangular bases.

A triangular prism is a 3D shape.

Triangular prisms have a total of 5 faces  – 2 triangular faces and 3 rectangular faces.

A triangular prism has 6 vertices, 9 edges

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Volume and Total Surface Area

Volume (V) = Area of the triangle x prism height Volume (V) = Area of the triangle x length

a – base edge, base of the triangle

h – base height, height of the triangle

H –  prism height, prism length

l –  length, prism height

Perimeter of the triangle (P)  = a + b + c a, b, c –  sides of the triangle, sides of the triangular faces  Total Surface Area  = Lateral area + 2 triangular faces area Lateral Area = aH + bH + cH = (a + b + c) H  = PH  or Lateral Area = al + bl +cl = (a+b+c)l = Pl

 

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