The rectangular parallelepiped is a right prism of rectangular basis.

The figure drawn above is a rectangular parallelepiped.

• A rectangular parallelepiped has 6 faces.
• All the faces of a rectangular parallelepiped are rectangular.
• The faces ABCD and DEFG are called the bases of the prism .
• The faces ABFE,, DCGH, CBFG and DAEH of the prism are called the lateral faces of the prism.
• The points A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are called the vertices of the prism.
• The segments AB, BC, CD, DA, FG, GH, HE and EF are called the edges of the prism.
• The lengths of the segments AE, BF, CG and DH are equal , the segments AE, BF, CG and DH are called the heights of the prism.
• The opposite faces of the parallelopiped are equal rectangles.

• Print and complete the figures to get the figure of right prisms with rectangular bases.

Using the guidelines draw the pattern of a rectangular parallelepiped of length 4 cm, width 2 cm and height 6 cm.