
Volume of Prisms and Cylinders
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9th - 12th Grade
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Colleen Vetter
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Volume of Prisms and Cylinders
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Definition
Volume - the amount of space that an object occupies/contains
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How to find the Volume of a Prism
Volume is equal to the "area of the Base" times "height"
V = Bh
B -> Area of the base shape
-> different from lowercase b
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Example 1
The area of the hexagonal base of this prism is 23 in2. The height of the prism is 7 in. What is the volume of the prism?
V = Bh
V = (23) * (7)
V = 161 in3
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Multiple Choice
In the diagram, the area of the pentagonal base is 43 mm2. Find the volume of the pentagonal prism.
129 mm3
345 mm3
645 mm3
27,735mm3
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Common Area Equations
Triangle: 2bh
Rectangle: lw or bh
Circle: πr2
Multiply these equations with the height/length of the prism to get the volume.
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Example 2
A triangular prism has a length of 10 cm. The height of triangle is 6cm. The base of the base triangle is 4 cm. What is the volume?
height (prism) = 10, base = 4, height (triangle) = 6
V = Bh = 2bh⋅h
V=24⋅6⋅10=224⋅10=12⋅10=120
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Multiple Choice

Find the volume of the figure. Round to the nearest tenth.
80 cm³
40 cm²
80 cm2
40 cm³
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Example 3
A cylinder has a height of 15 ft. The diameter of the cylinder is 10 ft. What is the volume?
V=Bh A=πr2
V=πr2h
V=π(5)2(15)
V=1178.1 ft3
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