A prism is a polyhedron, or solid figure that has congruent polygons as bases and has parallelograms (often rectangles) for lateral faces. Prisms are the same size and shape from bottom to top
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Prisms are also called polyhedra since their faces are polygons.
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The bases are parallel and congruent.
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The lateral faces are parallelograms.
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The lateral edges are parallel and congruent.
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All cross sections of a prism parallel to the bases will be congruent to the bases.
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Prisms are named for the shape of the bases.
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Prisms do NOT always sit on their bases
(as shown in both the left and right diagrams).
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Prisms are also called polyhedra since their faces are polygons.
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The bases are parallel and congruent.
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The lateral faces are parallelograms.
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The lateral edges are parallel and congruent.
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All cross sections of a prism parallel to the bases will be congruent to the bases.
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Prisms are named for the shape of the bases.
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Prisms do NOT always sit on their bases
(as shown in both the left and right diagrams).