Solid Geometry Lesson 3 (Prism)
Solid Geometry Lesson 3 (Prism)
Solid Geometry Lesson 3 (Prism)
Rectangular Prism
Hexagonal Prism
G
E F H
x x
3 4 5 6 7
12 11 10 9 8
15 50
13 14
1. Identify the shape of the base or the
uniform cross-section.
2. Find the area of the base or the uniform
cross-section.
3. Multiply the base area or area of uniform
cross-section by the height / length.
Volume = base area x height
Volume = area of cross-section x height / length
C
D
h
E
V=Dxh
V=Exh
b h Volume = base area x height
H
= ½ bh x H
b
Triangular prism h H
a
Volume = ½ b h x l
Find the volume of the prism below.
Given :
b = 8 cm
h = 3 cm
l = 12 cm
Area of cross-section = ½ b h
= ½ x 8 x 3 = 12 cm2
Volume = 12 x 12 = 144 cm3
Find the volume of the prism shown below
b
h
Area of cross-section = ½ x h x (a + b)
Volume = ½ h (a + b) x length
Volume = ½ h(a + b) x l
Find the volume of the prism below.
Given :
a=
8 cm h =
4 cm b
= 14 cm l
= 10 cm
Find the volume of the prism shown below
Given a = 2 cm, b = 7
cm, h = 12 cm, l =
20 cm
7 cm
2 cm
Volume 12 cm
=cross-section area x
length Cross section
= ½ h(a + b) x length = ½ h(a + b)
= ½ x 12 (2 + 7) x 20
= 54 x 20
= 1080 cm3
Find the volume of the prism below given the base area.
Volume
= base area
10 cm
height
=
12 cm
Volume
= base area 15.6
x height
= 80 x 12
= 960 cm3 x 80 cm2
Regular Pentagonal Prism
Given a triangular prism with height 6 cm, length 5 cm and base
length 9 cm. A smaller triangular prism is cut out. Find the
remaining volume left.
L L L
P Q R
10 cm
10 cm 10 cm
10 cm 10 cm
10 cm 10 cm 10 cm
Volume
= ½ bh x
length
= ½ x 6 x 16 x
12
= 576 cm3
Find the volume and
the surface area of
the triangular prism
shown.
8 cm 8 cm