Prism Calculator

    Calculate volume, base area, lateral surface area, total surface area, base perimeter, and space diagonal for a right regular prism.

    enter values for an exact diagram
    height 1.5side 1

    Right regular prism solver

    The English prism calculator intent expects volume and surface-area outputs together. This calculator uses a right regular prism model: the base is a regular polygon and the side faces are perpendicular to that base.

    B is base area and h is prism height.

    P is base perimeter for a right prism.

    Input modes

    Known valuesUse case
    Base side and heightStandard volume and surface-area calculation.
    Base side and volumeRecover height from volume.
    Base side and lateral areaRecover height from side area.
    Base side and space diagonalRecover height from the longest diagonal.

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    Sources and References

    Calculations are based on the listed reference sources. Links open in a new tab.

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