How many faces are on a triangular prism?

See the image of a triangular prism given below. It can be seen that it has two triangular faces and three rectangular faces. [math]\Rightarrow \qquad[/math] A triangular prism has [math]5[/math] faces. read more

TopA triangular prism is a type of prism which consists of two triangular bases and also has three rectangular sides. A triangular prism is a type of pentahedron. A pentahedron has surface area and volume. In a Pentahedron, two faces are parallel. Now, we will see how many faces does a triangular prism have. read more

It can be seen that it has two triangular faces and three rectangular faces. [math]\Rightarrow \qquad[/math] A triangular prism has [math]5[/math] faces. Both the triangles have three vertices each, which are not common. The vertices of the rectangles are covered when we consider the vertices of the triangles. read more