Want this question answered?
A cylinder has a circular cross section, a rectangular prism has a rectangular cross section.
See Related Questions
yes, they are different.
Rectangular prism is 3rd dimensional, while a rec. is 2 dimensional.
on a square prism, all the sides are equal but the rectangular prisim has 2 or more rectangles on it.
A rectangular prism has 4 sides, and a triangular prism has three. Its like asking the difference between a Square and a Triangle!
You can have a triangular prism but not a triangular cuboid which is a rectangular shape.
A triangular prism has a uniformed cross-section whereas a rectangular pyramid does not.
A cube is a rectangular prism where all sides are of equal length. {Copied from a correct answer to an equivalent question}
a cuboid is a slightly different shape than a rectangular pirson! a rectangular prism has a triangle at to ends unlike the cuboid! A rectangular prism does not have TWO ends that are triangles! Still working on this.....
The differnence is that a triangular prism has 5 faces and and rectangular prism had 4 faces.
A Rectangular pyramid has a base of 4 points, and they lead up to the top point, like a triangle. A rectangular prism has a base of 4, the sides have 4 and the top as well, like a box.