diagonal D
rhombus
The undersurface of a cell is formed bij three congruent rhombusses.
The area of the rhombus is defined by its diagonals d and D.
theorem of Pythagoras
The left graphical shows the prism in a frontally view of the blue side surface.
You can rotate the 3D view to view the prism and the surfaces from different points of view.
The diagonal D is the hypotenusa of a rectangular triangle with rectangle sides r en 2x.