11'5: Volume of Prisms and Cylinders

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11.5 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders

• Volume measures the capacity of a solid. How
  much water, sand, airsomething can hold.
• Volume is a measure of all 3 dimensions,
  therefore the units should be cm3, in3

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• How do you find the volume of a cube or cardboard
  box?
• So, generalize that to find the volume of any
  prism, simply find the area of the base and
  multiply by the height of the prism.
• Volume of a Prism V Bh

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• Find the volume of the prism

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• Ex. Find the cubic yards of cement that are
  required to make a 60 ft. driveway that is 8 in.
  thick and 20 ft. wide.

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• Volume of a Cylinder follows the same principle
  as a prism find the area of the base and
  multiply it by the height. So
• Cylinder V pr2h

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• Find the volume of each cylinder.