Triangular Prism lessons and worksheetsA triangular prism is a three dimensional shape with five faces. It has two triangular faces and three rectangular faces. According to Wikipedia; "a triangular prism is a three-sided prism; it is a polyhedron made of a triangular base, a translated copy, and 3 faces joining corresponding sides." Please use the top navigation bar to get around this site and find helpful lessons and worksheets to learn all aobut this solid shape.
There are the following main pages of this site where you can find key lessons and worksheets on drawing nets of this prism, finding its surface area and volume.
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Basics About A Triangular Prism:
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Below are some common types of shapes of a triangular prism which can be seen in grade eight or nine math curriculums around the world. First of all, students need to know the fundamental terminology of this three dimensional shape. Fundamental terminology means; faces, edges and vertices. Another key basic term about all the solids is how to draw a net. Similarly the net of this shape is also very important as it is very helpful in calculating its surface area. The net of any solid can be obtained by cutting it along the edges and spreading all the faces to see each face individually as a two dimensional shape. |
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