Question

how do you find the volume of a regular prism?

Answer 1

find the area of the 'base' of the prism, then multiply that area through some height.

Answer 2

The volume of a rectangular prism can be found by the formula:
volume=length*width*height

Answer 3

If it's a rectangular prism, sure.

\[Area_{rect}=Length\times Width\]\[\implies Volume = Area \times Height\] \(=Length \times Width \times Height\)

But for a triangular base you have to use the area of a triangle. Or for a cylinder the area of a circle, etc.

Answer 4

is this the same formula for finding the surface area of a right prism?

Answer 5

No, surface area is different. For that you have to sum the area of each side.