Volume of Solids CK-12 Kaitlyn Spong
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Chapter 1. Volume of Solids
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Volume of Solids
Here you will review volume of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, spheres, and composite solids. The composite solid below is made of a cube and a square pyramid. The length of each edge of the cube is 12 feet and the overall height of the solid is 22 feet. What is the volume of the solid? Why might you want to know the volume of the solid?
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The volume of a solid is the number of unit cubes it takes to fill up the solid. A prism is a solid with two congruent polygon bases that are parallel and connected by rectangles. Prisms are named by their base shape.
To find the volume of a prism, find the area of its base and multiply by its height. 1
www.ck12.org Prism : V = ABase · h A cylinder is like a prism with a circular base.
To find the volume of a cylinder, find the area of its circular base and multiply by its height. Cylinder : V = πr2 h A cone also has a circular base, but its lateral surface meets at a point called the vertex.
To find the volume of a cone, find the volume of the cylinder with the same base and divide by three. Cone : V =
πr2 h 3
A pyramid is similar to a cone, except it has a base that is a polygon instead of a circle. Like prisms, pyramids are named by their base shape.
To find the volume of a pyramid, find the volume of the prism with the same base and divide by three. Pyramid : V =
ABase ·h 3
A sphere is the set of all points in space equidistant from a center point. The distance from the center point to the sphere is called the radius. 2
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The volume of a sphere relies on its radius. Sphere : V = 43 πr3 A composite solid is a solid made up of common geometric solids.
The volume of a composite solid is the sum of the volumes of the individual solids that make up the composite. Example A Find the volume of the rectangular prism below.
Solution: To find the volume of the prism, you need to find the area of the base and multiply by the height. Note that for a rectangular prism, any face can be the “base”, not just the face that appears to be on the bottom.
Area o f Base = 4 · 4 = 16 in2 Height = 5 in Volume = 80 in3 3
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Solution: To find the volume of the cone, you need to find the area of the circular base, multiply by the height, and divide by three.
Area o f Circle = 72 π = 49π cm2 49π · 12 Volume = = 196π cm3 3 Example C Find the volume of a sphere with radius 4 cm.
Solution: The formula for the volume of a sphere is V = 43 πr3 . Volume = 43 π(4)3 =
256π 3 3 cm
Concept Problem Revisited The composite solid below is made of a cube and a square pyramid. The length of each edge of the cube is 12 feet and the overall height of the solid is 22 feet. 4
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To find the volume of the solid, find the sum of the volumes of the prism (the cube) and the pyramid. Note that since the overall height is 22 feet and the height of the cube is 12 feet, the height of the pyramid must be 10 feet.
Volume o f Prism(Cube) = ABase · h = (12 · 12) · 12 = 1728 f t 3 ABase · h (12 · 12) · 10 Volume o f Pyramid = = = 480 f t 3 3 3 Total Volume = 1728 + 480 = 2208 f t 3
The volume helps you to know how much the solid will hold. One cubic foot holds about 7.48 gallons of liquid. This solid would hold 16,515.84 gallons of liquid!
Vocabulary
The volume of a solid is the number of unit cubes it takes to fill up the solid. A prism is a solid with two congruent polygon bases that are parallel and connected by rectangles. Prisms are named by their base shape. A cylinder is like a prism with a circular base. A cone has a circular base and its lateral surface meets at a point called the vertex. A pyramid is similar to a cone, except it has a base that is a polygon instead of a circle. Pyramids are named by their base shape. A sphere is the set of all points in space equidistant from a center point. The distance from the center point to the sphere is called the radius. A composite solid is a solid made up of common geometric solids.
Guided Practice
1. The area of the base of the pyramid below is 100 cm2 . The height is 5 cm. What is the volume of the pyramid? 5
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2. The volume of a sphere is
500π 3
in3 . What is the radius of the sphere?
3. The volume of a square pyramid is 64 in3 . The height of the pyramid is three times the length of a side of the base. What is the height of the pyramid? Answers: 1. V = 100 cm2 · 5 cm = 500 cm3 2. 4 3 500π πr = 3 3 4r3 = 500 r3 = 125 r = 5 in 3. 64 =
ABase ·h 3
=
s2 h 3
=
s2 (3s) 3
= s3 . Therefore, s = 4 in and h = 3(4) = 12 in.
Practice
Find the volume of each solid or composite solid. 1.
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5. The base is an equilateral triangle. 7
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7. Explain why the formula for the volume of a prism involves the area of the base. 8. How is a cylinder related to a prism? 9. How is a pyramid related to a cone? 10. How is a sphere related to a circle? 11. If one cubic centimeter will hold 1 milliliter of water, approximately how many liters of water will the solid in #1 hold? (One liter is 1000 milliliters). 12. If one cubic centimeter will hold 1 milliliter of water, approximately how many liters of water will the solid in #3 hold? (One liter is 1000 milliliters). 13. If 231 cubic inches will hold one gallon of water, approximately how many gallons of water will the solid in #5 hold? 14. The volume of a cone is 125π in3 . The height is three times the length of the radius. What is the height of the cone? 15. The volume of a pentagonal prism is 360 in3 . The height of the prism is 3 in. What is the area of the pentagon base? 8
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