Volume of Prisms and Cylinders

Calculate and interpret volume of prisms and cylinders.

Lesson 4 of 53 parts Practice Flashcards

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Prism Volume

Objective: Calculate prism volume with appropriate units.

Prism volume V=Bh, where B is base area.

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Try itPrism base area 6 and height 4: volume?Show answer

24. V=Bh.

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Objective: Calculate prism volume with appropriate units.

Prism volume V=Bh, where B is base area.

Worked examples

Try itPrism base area 6 and height 4: volume?Show answer

24. V=Bh.

Objective: Calculate cylinder volume with appropriate units.

Cylinder volume V=πr²h.

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Try itCylinder radius 3, height 3: volume in π units?Show answer

27π. V=πr²h.

Objective: Calculate scaling volume with appropriate units.

Scaling every linear dimension by k multiplies volume by k³.

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Try itAll dimensions of a solid are multiplied by 2; original volume is 5. New volume?Show answer

40. Volume scales by 2³=8.

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