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The area of the base B = w = 3 5 = 15. Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders. Lesson 11-4. Additional Examples. Find the volume of the prism below. V = B h Use the formula for volume. = 15 • 5 Substitute 15 for B and 5 for h. = 75 Simplify.
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The area of the base B=w= 3 5 = 15. Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders Lesson 11-4 Additional Examples Find the volume of the prism below. V= Bh Use the formula for volume. = 15 • 5Substitute 15 for B and 5 for h. = 75Simplify. The volume of the rectangular prism is 75 in.3.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the length of the other leg. 292 – 202 = 841 400 = 441 21 Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders Lesson 11-4 Additional Examples Find the volume of the prism below. The prism is a right triangular prism with triangular bases. The base of the triangular prism is a right triangle where one leg is the base and the other leg is the altitude.
1 2 1 2 The area B of the base is bh= (20)(21) = 210. Use the area of the base to find the volume of the prism. Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders Lesson 11-4 Additional Examples (continued) V= Bh Use the formula for the volume of a prism. = 210 •40Substitute. = 8400Simplify. The volume of the triangular prism is 8400 m3.
The formula for the volume of a cylinder is V= r 2h. The diagram shows h and d, but you must find r. 1 2 r= d = 8 V= r 2h Use the formula for the volume of a cylinder. = • 82•9Substitute. = 576Simplify. The volume of the cylinder is 576 ft3. Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders Lesson 11-4 Additional Examples Find the volume of the cylinder below. Leave your answer in terms of .
You can use three rectangular prisms to find the volume. Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders Lesson 11-4 Additional Examples Find the volume of the composite space figure. Each prism’s volume can be found using the formula V = Bh.
Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders Lesson 11-4 Additional Examples (continued) Volume of prism I = Bh = (14 • 4) • 25 = 1400 Volume of prism II = Bh = (6 • 4) • 25 = 600 Volume of prism III = Bh = (6 • 4) • 25 = 600 Sum of the volumes = 1400 + 600 + 600 = 2600 The volume of the composite space figure is 2600 cm3.