{"id":156514,"date":"2022-03-26T01:50:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T20:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/prism-vs-cylinder-explanation-types-solved-examples-and-faqs\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T14:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:00:15","slug":"prism-vs-cylinder-explanation-types-solved-examples-and-faqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/prism-vs-cylinder\/","title":{"rendered":"Prism Vs Cylinder &#8211; Explanation, Types, Solved Examples, and FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/prism-vs-cylinder\/#What_is_a_Prism_and_a_Cylinder\" title=\"What is a Prism and a Cylinder?\">What is a Prism and a Cylinder?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/prism-vs-cylinder\/#Types_of_Prism\" title=\"Types of Prism\">Types of Prism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/prism-vs-cylinder\/#How_a_Cylinder_Differentiates_from_a_Prism\" title=\"How a Cylinder Differentiates from a Prism\">How a Cylinder Differentiates from a Prism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/prism-vs-cylinder\/#Is_a_Cylinder_a_Prism\" title=\"Is a Cylinder a Prism\">Is a Cylinder a Prism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/prism-vs-cylinder\/#Circular_Cylinders\" title=\"Circular Cylinders\">Circular Cylinders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/prism-vs-cylinder\/#Prisms_and_Prism-Like_Figures\" title=\"Prisms and Prism-Like Figures\">Prisms and Prism-Like Figures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/prism-vs-cylinder\/#Rectangular_Prisms\" title=\"Rectangular Prisms\">Rectangular Prisms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Prism_and_a_Cylinder\"><\/span>What is a Prism and a Cylinder?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A prism is a solid figure with two congruent, parallel, triangular bases and rectangular sides. A cylinder is a solid figure with two circular bases and a rectangle connecting the bases.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Prism\"><\/span>Types of Prism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are six types of prism: right triangular prism, rectangular prism, square prism, equilateral triangular prism, scalene triangular prism, and hexagonal prism.<\/p>\n<p>A right triangular prism has a triangular base and three rectangular sides. The height is the length of the triangle&#8217;s base.<\/p>\n<p>A rectangular prism has a rectangular base and six rectangular sides. The height is the length of the rectangle&#8217;s base.<\/p>\n<p>A square prism has a square base and four square sides. The height is the length of the side of the square.<\/p>\n<p>An equilateral triangular prism has an equilateral triangular base and six triangular sides. The height is the length of the side of the equilateral triangle.<\/p>\n<p>A scalene triangular prism has a scalene triangular base and three scalene triangular sides. The height is the length of the side of the scalene triangle.<\/p>\n<p>A hexagonal prism has a hexagonal base and six hexagonal sides. The height is the length of the side of the hexagon.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_a_Cylinder_Differentiates_from_a_Prism\"><\/span>How a Cylinder Differentiates from a Prism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A prism is a polyhedron with two congruent, parallel, triangular bases and rectangular sides. A cylinder is a prism with a circular base.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_Cylinder_a_Prism\"><\/span>Is a Cylinder a Prism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A prism is a polyhedron with two congruent, parallel faces called bases. The other faces are triangular and are all the same size. A cylinder is not a prism because it does not have two congruent, parallel faces.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Circular_Cylinders\"><\/span>Circular Cylinders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A circular cylinder is a hollow cylinder with a circular cross-section. The circular cylinder has a radius and a height. The volume of a circular cylinder is , where is the radius and is the height. The surface area of a circular cylinder is , where is the radius and is the height.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prisms_and_Prism-Like_Figures\"><\/span>Prisms and Prism-Like Figures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A prism is a polyhedron with two congruent, parallel, congruent bases that are equilateral triangles. The other sides are parallelograms.<\/p>\n<p>A prism-like figure is a polyhedron that has two congruent, parallel, congruent bases that are not necessarily equilateral triangles. 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