Triangular prism calculator

The triangular prism calculator finds the length, side, base height, volume, surface area and lateral area of a prism. Also, the calculator writes a step-by-step explanation on how the problem was solved.

Input any two elements of a triangular prism and select a variable to find.
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Input two elements of a prism.

side

a =

length

l =

base height

h =

volume

V =

total area

A =

base area

B =

lateral area

AL =

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Triangular prism formulas

Triangular prism illustration showing sides, height and area.

V = \frac{a ^{2} l 3}{4}

volume

B = \frac{a ^{2} 3}{4}

base area

A_{L} = 3 a l

lateral area

A = 2 B + A L

total area

A = \frac{a ^{2} 3 + 6 a l}{2}

total area

Examples

ex 1:

Find the total area of a regular triangular prism with a side of 8cm and a length of 10cm.

ex 2:

Find the volume of a regular triangular prism with a base area of 12cm² and a lateral area of 18cm².

ex 3:

Find the side of a regular triangular prism if the volume is

123

and length of 4cm.

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