A prism is a polyhedron with two parallel, congruent bases. There are two types of prisms: oblique and right. An oblique prism has a non-perpendicular axis, while a right prism has an axis perpendicular to its bases. A prism has elements including bases, an altitude, an axis, lateral areas, lateral edges, right sections, and vertices. Formulas can be used to calculate a prism's properties like its total surface area, lateral area, volume, and more.

1. PRISM
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Prism is a polyhedron in which two faces are equal
polygons in parallel planes, and all other faces are
parallelograms. There are two types of prism; oblique
prism and right prism. Oblique prism is when the
axis is not perpendicular to the base and right prism if
the axis is parallel to the base. In right prism, all
lateral areas are rectangle.

3. ELEMENTS OF A PRISM

4. ELEMENTS OF A PRISM
Base - Prism has two equal parallel bases, the upper
and lower base. The area of the base is denoted by
Ab.
 Altitude - The perpendicular distance between the
upper and lower bases and is denoted by h.
 Axis - The line that connects the centroid of upper
and lower bases. The length of axis is equal to the
length of the lateral edge.
 Lateral Area - Area of the side of the prism, it is
denoted by Al.
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Lateral Edge - Lateral edge or lateral side is a line that
connects the corresponding vertices of the bases. Edge in
general is the line made by the intersection of two lateral
faces.
Right Section - Right section is the section made by a cutting
plane that is perpendicular to the axis of the prism. The area
of the right section is denoted by Ar.
Vertex - Vertex is a point formed by the intersection of three or
more edges. Note that at least three edges must intersect to
define the vertex of a solid.

6. IMPORTANT PROPERTIES OF
A PRISM
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7. FORMULAS
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