Question 194691
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The best illustration I can give you for a right rectangular prism is to have you go get a cereal box out of your pantry.  Of course, you would have to change the dimensions, but the shape is the same -- actually the size described here is closer to one of those little boxes they serve juice in nowadays.


However, I have a feeling that you aren't telling the whole story here.  What you are asking doesn't make much sense.  Perimeter is a measure of the distance around a plane figure, and doesn't have any meaning in relation to a solid figure -- unless you are talking about the perimeter of one of the faces of your prism.



http://www.eduplace.com/math/mw/background/4/10/te_4_10_overview.html has a good 4th grade lesson on perimeter, area, surface area, and volume.  Take a look and if you still have questions, write me a note and I'll see what I can do for you.



John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
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