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What are the similarities and differences between a cylinder and a prism

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Similarities:
They are 3d
They have shapes on them
Differences
Prisms have more than 2 shapes on them
There are different kinds

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  prisms have no round sides or vertices, but a cylinder obviously has a circle base. Also for a prism, the cross-section is a polygon, while for a cylinder it is a circle.
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