A prism in mathematics is a figure that has the same cross-sectional shape no matter where it is cut. That doesn't really explain it well but a pipe is a cylinder with a circular base so it is a prism. A Toblerone, the triangular chocolate, is a triangular prism (almost). A box, a crate, a rectangular sky scraper is a rectangular prism.
They all have a volume = area of base x height.
rectangular prism
length x width x height
The volume of a rectangular prism can be found by the formula: volume=length*width*height
Volume = (length) times (width) x (height)
Finding the volume of a cylinder is similar to finding the volume of a prism because both involve calculating the area of the base and then multiplying it by the height. In a cylinder, the base is a circle, so the formula for the area of a circle (πr²) is used. For a prism, the base can be any polygon, and you multiply the area of that base by the height of the prism. In both cases, the formula is Volume = Base Area × Height.
V = l × w × h
V = Ah/3
A person can find the volume of a prism by 1/2 x length x width x height. This formula works for a triangular prism.
The Area of its base times the height of the shape.
Area=Bh when B=area of the base, and h=height of the prism/cylinder
A triangular prism can be thought of as a stack of triangles. Then the volume is equal to the area of the triangular base multiplied by the height of the prism, or 1/2 length * width * height.
Volume for a rectangular or square prism= length x height x width
bwh base times width times hight
Base times height divided by two times length