Pieces of Prisms

Polyhedron with 2 congruent parallel bases joined by rectangular faces.

• prism

• pyramid

• trapezoid

• parallelogram

Choose all of the prisms.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

The volume of both of these prisms is 24 cubic units. Their heights are 6 and 8 units. What is the area of the trapezoidal base of each prism?

• 4 and 3

• 12 and 8

• 144 and 192

• 14 and 48

Describe all the ways to slice one of the figures so that the cross section is a rectangle.

• Slice Figure A perpendicular to its triangular base.

• Slice Figure B perpendicular to its triangular base.

• Slice Figure A parallel to its triangular base.

• Slice Figure B parallel to its triangular base.

A solid whose lateral faces are rectangular and the bases are congurrent triangles, is called a _____ .

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the volume of the following triangular prism?

• 45 cubic in

• 36 cubic in

• 108 cubic in

• 54 cubic in

Calculate the Volume

• 410 cm3

• 420 cm3

• 402 cm3

• 401 cm3

A rectangular cargo container has a length of 14.6 meter, a width of 7.3 meter and a height of 7.3 meter. Find the volume of the container.

• 778 m³

• 779 m³

• 780 m³

• 776 m³

Find the volume of this triangular prism.

• 1440 cm³

• 60 cm³

• 720 cm³

• 180 cm³