When I think of a traingular prism, my first thought is of a Toblarone chocolate bar! It was the first item I ever remember being packaged as a prism. My dad would bring one into math class when we first started studying this shape. And it is still as good today as it was way back when, for a child to see how this shape is constructed. If you open up the packaging, you have an instant triangular prism net!
Image |
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Cross Section |
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Faces |
FIVE - The front and back triangles, and three rectangles. |
Vertices |
6 Vertices |
Edges |
9 Edges |
Surface Area |
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Volume |
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