12­4 Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders.notebook
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Chapter 12­4: Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders
Visual Representation of Prism Volume
Visual Representation of Cylinder Volume
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12­4 Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders.notebook
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V = Bh
B = area of base
h = height of
prism/cylinder
Example 1
A)
B)
C)
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12­4 Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders.notebook
April 24, 2015
Cavalieri’s principle
also relates to cylinders.
The two stacks have
the same number of
CDs, so they have
the same volume.
Any oblique prism or cylinder has the same volume as the right prism or cylinder with the same base and height.
Example 2
A)
B)
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