Right Square Prism

Written by Jerry Ratzlaff on . Posted in Solid Geometry

• Right square prism (a three-dimensional figure) has square bases, four faces that are rectangles with equal sides and equal angles.
• Diagonal is a line from one vertices to another that is non adjacent.
• 1 base
• 12 edges
• 5 faces
• 8 vertexs
• 2 base diagonals
• 10 face diagonals
• 4 space diagonals

Base Area of a Right Square Prism formula

$$\large{ A_b = a^2 }$$

Where:

$$\large{ A_b }$$ = base area

$$\large{ a }$$ = edge

Diagonal of a Right Square Prism formula

$$\large{ D' = \sqrt {2\;a^2 + h^2} }$$

Where:

$$\large{ D' }$$ = space diagonal

$$\large{ a }$$ = edge

$$\large{ h }$$ = height

Edge of a Right Square Prism formula

$$\large{ a = \frac {1} {2} \; \sqrt {2\;D'^2 + 2\;h^2} }$$

$$\large{ a = \frac {1} {2} \; \sqrt {4\;h^2 + 2\;A_s}\; -h }$$

$$\large{ a = \sqrt { \frac {V} {h} } }$$

Where:

$$\large{ a }$$ = edge

$$\large{ h }$$ = height

$$\large{ D' }$$ = space diagonal

$$\large{ A_s }$$ = surface area

$$\large{ V }$$ = volume

Height of a Right Square Prism formula

$$\large{ h = \frac {A_s} {4\;a} - \frac {a} {2} }$$

$$\large{ h = \sqrt {D'^2 + 2\;a^2} }$$

Where:

$$\large{ h }$$ = height

$$\large{ a }$$ = edge

$$\large{ D' }$$ = space diagonal

$$\large{ A_s }$$ = surface area

Surface Area of a Right Square Prism formula

$$\large{ A_s= 2\;a^2 + 4\;a\;h }$$

Where:

$$\large{ A_s }$$ = surface area (bottom, top, sides)

$$\large{ a }$$ = area

$$\large{ h }$$ = height

Volume of a Right Square Prism formula

$$\large{ V=a^2\;h }$$

Where:

$$\large{ V }$$ = volume

$$\large{ a }$$ = edge

$$\large{ h }$$ = height