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Lesson 9-2: Prisms and Pyramids

This document discusses prisms and pyramids. It defines prisms as having a right cross-section and two identical bases, and provides the formulas for lateral area, surface area, and volume of prisms. Pyramids are defined as having one base and triangular lateral faces that meet at a vertex. The document gives the formulas for lateral area, surface area, and volume of regular pyramids and provides examples of calculations for both prisms and pyramids.

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Lesson 9-2: Prisms and Pyramids

This document discusses prisms and pyramids. It defines prisms as having a right cross-section and two identical bases, and provides the formulas for lateral area, surface area, and volume of prisms. Pyramids are defined as having one base and triangular lateral faces that meet at a vertex. The document gives the formulas for lateral area, surface area, and volume of regular pyramids and provides examples of calculations for both prisms and pyramids.

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Lesson 9-2

Prisms
and Pyramids
Lesson 9-2: Prisms & Pyramids 1
Right Prism
Lateral Area of a Right Prism (LA) = ph
Surface Area (SA) = ph + 2B
= [Lateral Area + 2 (area of the base)]
Volume of a Right Prism (V )= Bh
(P = perimeter of the base, h = height of prism, B = base area)

Triangular Right Prism


h
h

Lesson 9-2: Prisms & Pyramids 2


Examples:
h=8 h=4
4
8
B = 5 x 4 = 20
8 B = ½ (6)(4) = 12
4 4 5
5 6

perimeter of base = 2(5) + 2(4) = 18 perimeter of base = 6 + 5 + 8 = 19

L. A.= 18 x 8 = 144 sq. units L. A. = 19 x 4 = 76 sq. units


S.A. = 144 + 2(20) = 184 sq. units S. A. = 76 + 2(12) = 100 sq. units
V = 20 x 8 = 160 cubic units V = 12 x 4 = 48 cubic units

Lesson 9-2: Prisms & Pyramids 3


Regular Pyramids
A regular pyramid has a base which is always a regular polygon.
 The lateral faces all intersect at a point called the vertex and form
triangles.
 The altitude is a segment from the vertex perpendicular to the base.

 The slant height is the height of a lateral face.

vertex

altitude
Lateral side

Slant height
Base Lesson 9-2: Prisms & Pyramids 4
Regular Pyramid
( p = perimeter of the base, l = slant height, B = base area)

The lateral area of a regular pyramid (L.A.)= ½ lp


Surface area of a regular pyramid (S.A.) = ½ lp + B
The volume of a right pyramid (V)= ⅓ Bh

Example: Perimeter = (2 x 7) + (2 x 6) = 26

8 Slant height l = 8 ; Height h = 5


Lateral area = ½ (8)(26) = 104 sq. units
5
Area of base = 7 x 6 = 42
6 Surface area = 104 + 42 = 146 sq. unitsx
7 Volume = ⅓ (42)(5) = 70 cubic units
Lesson 9-2: Prisms & Pyramids 5
Prism and Pyramids Formulas
 Prisms:
• Lateral Area: L.A. = ph (p = perimeter, h = height)
• Surface Area: S.A. = ph + 2B (B = area of base)
• Volume: V = Bh
 Pyramids:
• Lateral Area: L.A. = ½ lp (p = perimeter, l = slant height)
• Surface Area: S.A. = ½ lp + B (B = area of base)
• Volume: V = ⅓ Bh ( B = area of base, h = height)
Lesson 9-2: Prisms & Pyramids 6

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