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Surface Area and Volume

The document provides formulas for calculating the volume and surface area of various three-dimensional shapes, including cuboids, prisms, and cylinders. It includes specific examples with calculations for each shape, detailing how to find their respective volumes and surface areas. Additionally, it explains the components involved in these calculations, such as cross-sectional areas and dimensions.

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Surface Area and Volume

The document provides formulas for calculating the volume and surface area of various three-dimensional shapes, including cuboids, prisms, and cylinders. It includes specific examples with calculations for each shape, detailing how to find their respective volumes and surface areas. Additionally, it explains the components involved in these calculations, such as cross-sectional areas and dimensions.

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SURFACE AREA AND

VOLUME 1
Volume of a cuboid

height

width
length

Volume of a cuboid = length  width  height


Volume of a prism

A prism is a three dimensional shape with a uniform cross-section.

cross-section

length

Volume of a prism = area of cross-section  length

note: a cuboid is a prism with a rectangular cross section


Volume of a cylinder

A cylinder is a prism with a circular cross-section.

Volume of a cylinder  area of cross-section  length   r 2h


Examples
1 Calculate the volume of the cuboid.

Volume  length  width  height


5 cm
 10  4  5

4 cm  200 cm3
10 cm
Examples
2 Calculate the volume of the prism.

Volume  area of cross-section  length


6 cm2
 6  12

12 cm
 72 cm3
Examples
3 Calculate the volume of the cylinder.

5 cm
Volume   r 2h

   52  8
8 cm
 628 cm3 (to 3 s.f.)
Examples
4 Calculate the volume of the triangular prism.

1
Area of cross-section  43
2
 6 cm2
4 cm
Volume  area of cross-section  length
7 cm
3 cm  67

 42 cm3
Surface area of a prism
4 5
D
4 3 5
5 cm

NET
6 A B C 6
4 cm

6 cm
3 cm 4 3 5
E
4 5

Surface area of a prism = sum of areas of all the faces


4 5
D
4 3 5
5 cm

NET
6 A B C 6
4 cm

6 cm
3 cm 4 3 5
E
Area of rectangle A  4  6  24 4 5
Area of rectangle B  3  6  18
Area of rectangle C  5  6  30
Total surface area
1
Area of triangle D   3  4  6  24  18  30  6  6
2
 84 cm2
Area of triangle E  area of triangle D  6
Surface area of a cylinder
CIRCLE
 r 2

RECTANGLE
 2 r  h
 2 rh

The two circles are flat surfaces. CIRCLE


The rectangle is made from the  r 2
curved surface of the cylinder.

Curved surface area of cylinder  2 rh

Total surface area of cylinder  2 rh  2 r 2


Examples
5 Calculate a the curved surface area of the cylinder
b the total surface area of the cylinder.

8 cm

a Curved surface area  2 rh


 2    2.5  8
5 cm
 126 cm2 (to 3 s.f.)

b Total surface area  2 rh  2 r 2

 2    2.5  8  2    2.5 2

 165 cm2 (to 3 s.f.)

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