 The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the planes of its bases. 591. DBF. A right prism is a prism whose lateral edges are perpendicular to its bases.  Elements of Descriptive Geometry - Page 100by George Frederick Blessing, Lewis Andrew Darling - 1912 - 219 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James B. Dodd - Arithmetic - 1852 - 410 pages
...prism, whose bases are the triangles ABC and FED, and lateral faces the parallelograms AE, EC, and CD. A right prism is one whose lateral faces are perpendicular to its bases ; any other is an oblique prism. The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between its... | |
 | James B. Dodd - 1853 - 398 pages
...prism, whose bases are the triangles ABC and FED, and lateral faces the parallelograms AE, EC, and CD. A right prism is one whose lateral faces are perpendicular to its bases; any other is an oblique prism. The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between its two... | |
 | Eli Todd Tappan - Geometry, Modern - 1864 - 288 pages
...the parallelograms the sides of the prism, and the intersections of the sides are its lateral edges. The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the planes of its bases. 670. Corollary. — The lateral edges of a prism are all parallel to each other, and therefore equal... | |
 | Eli Todd Tappan - Geometry - 1868 - 444 pages
...the parallelograms the sides of the prism, and the intersections of the sides are its lateral edges. The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the planes of its bases. 670. Corollary. — The lateral edges of a prism are all parallel to each other, and therefore equal... | |
 | Charles Davies, Adrien Marie Legendre - Geometry - 1869 - 470 pages
...of the prism, lines in which the lateral faces meet, are called lateral of the prism. ; the edges 3. The ALTITUDE of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the planes of its bases. 4. A RIGHT PRISM is one whose lateral edges are perpendicular to the planes of the bases. 179 5. An... | |
 | William Chauvenet - Geometry - 1871 - 380 pages
...constitute its lateral or convex surface; the intersections of the lateral faces are its lateral edges. The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the planes of its bases. A triangular prism is one whose base is a triangle ; a quadrangular prism, one whose base is a quadrilateral... | |
 | Adrien Marie Legendre - Geometry - 1871 - 490 pages
...the prism ; lines in which the lateral faces meet, are called lateral of the prism. 3. The AxTrnrDE of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the planes of its bases. 4. A RIGHT PKISM is one whose lateral r^)r edges are perpendicular to the planes of the bases. In this... | |
 | William Chauvenet - Mathematics - 1872 - 382 pages
...constitute its lateral or convex surface; the intersections of the lateral faces are its lateral edges. The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the planes of its bases. A triangular prism is one whose base is a triangle ; a quadrangular prism, one whose base is a quadrilateral... | |
 | Eli Todd Tappan - Geometry - 1873 - 288 pages
...the parallelograms the sides of the prism, and the intersections of the sides are its lateral edges. The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the planes of its bases. 670. Corollary. — The lateral edges of a prism are all parallel to each other, and therefore equal... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1874 - 464 pages
...the prim ; th? lines in which the lateral faces meet, are called lateral edges of the prism. 3. Tho ALTITUDE of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the planes of its bases. 4. A RIGHT PRISM is one whose lateral edges are perpendicular to the planes of the bases. 179 5. An... | |
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