Q5.

The length of an altitude is called the ___ of the following prism.

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Answer

The length of an altitude is called the height of the prism.

1Step 1. Write the concept.

A prism is a polyhedron that has two equal, parallel sides called “bases” and its lateral sides are “parallelograms”.

A rectangular prism is a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel bases. It has 6 faces and all the faces are in rectangle shape and have 12 edges.

A right rectangular prism is a prism that has 6 faces that are rectangles and all angles are right angles.

An oblique prism in which the bases are not perpendicular to each other.

2Step 2. Write explanation.

Since an altitude of a prism is a perpendicular segment that joins the planes of the bases.

The height of a prism is the length of an altitude.