 | Frederic William Bardwell - Arithmetic - 1878 - 416 pages
...are named from the figures of their bases, as a triangular prism, a quadrangular prism, and so on. The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the bases. A parallclopipedon is a prism of six faces, the opposite ones, two by two, being equal and in parallel... | |
 | Seth Thayer Stewart - Geometry, Modern - 1891 - 422 pages
...the base. The lateral edges are the intersections of the tnangles forming the lateral surface. 471. The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the bases. 472. The altitude of a pyramid is the perpendicular distance between the apex and the base. 473. The... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - Arithmetic - 1893 - 392 pages
...the bases are OHIJ and KLMN; m Fig. 3, OPQ.RS and TUVWX. The sides AB, CE, etc., OH, IN, etc., QM, OT, etc., are called edges. 1276. Prisms may be either...quadrangular prism whose bases are parallelograms is called a paralldopipedon. Fig. 4 is an oblique paralldopipedon. Fig. 5 is a right parallelopipedon. Any two... | |
 | William C. Bartol - Geometry, Solid - 1893 - 112 pages
...is one whose lateral edges are perpendicular to the bases; all other prisms are termed oblique. 57. The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the bases. From the definition of a prism we readily deduce the following : 59. The lateral edges are equal to... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - Arithmetic - 1895 - 472 pages
...the bases are OHIJ and KLMN; in Fig. 3, OPQRS tn& TUVWX. The sides AB, CE, etc., OH, IN, etc., QB, OT, etc., are called edges. 1276. Prisms may be either...the bases. AD, BF, or CE is the altitude in Fig. 1. OT is the altitude in Fig. 2. 1277. The number of sides in each base determines the name, as triangular... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - Arithmetic - 1895 - 476 pages
...bases are GHIJ and KLMN; in Fig. 3, OPQRS and TUVWX. The sides AH, CE, etc., GH, IN, etc., QR, ОТ, etc., are called edges. 1276. Prisms may be either...the perpendicular distance between the bases. AD, БF, or CE is the altitude in Fig. 1. GY is the altitude in Fig. 2. 1277. The number of sides in each... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - Arithmetic - 1895 - 400 pages
...KLMN; in Fig. 3, OPQRS and TUVWX. The sides ^£, OE1, etc., OH, IN, etc., QK, OT, etc., are called 1276. Prisms may be either right or oblique. The convex...perpendicular distance between the bases. AD, BF, or GE is the altitude in Fig. 1. GY is the altitude in Fig. 2. 1277. The number of sides in each base... | |
 | Anson Kent Cross - Art - 1895 - 168 pages
...between the base and a section made by a plane inclined to the base, and cutting all the lateral edges. The ALTITUDE of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the bases. The Ax1s of a regular prism is a straight line connecting the centres of its bases. A RIGHT SECTION... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - 1897 - 424 pages
...the bases are OHIJ and KLMN; in Fig. 3, OPQRS and TUVWX. The sides 4#, CE, etc., GH, ZZV, etc., QB, OT, etc., are called edges. 1276. Prisms may be either...perpendicular distance between the bases. AD, BF, or GE is the altitude in Fig. 1. OY is the altitude in Fig. 2. 1277. The number of sides in each base... | |
 | Anson Kent Cross - Art - 1897 - 200 pages
...not perpendicular to the bases. A REGULAR PRISM is a right prism whose bases are regular polygons. The ALTITUDE of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the bases. The Axis of a regular prism is a straight line connecting the centers of its bases. Profile. The contour... | |
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Prisms may be either right or oblique. The convex surface of a right prism consists of rectangles. Fig. 1 is a right prism; Fig. 2 is an oblique prism. NOTE. — When a prism is spoken of, a right prism is meant unless the word oblique is used. The altitude... 
