Rectangular prism
l
h
b
Volume =area of baseheight
=area of rectangleheight
=lbh
Triangular prism
H
b
h
Volume =area of baseheight
=area of triangleheight
=
( 1
2 bh
)
H
Cylinder
r
h
Volume =area of baseheight
=area of circleheight
=r^2 h
Worked example 5: Finding the volume of a cube
QUESTION
Find the volume of the following cube:
3 cm
j j
j j
j j
j j
j
SOLUTION
Step 1: Find the area of the base
area of square=s^2
= 3^2
=9 cm^2
428 13.2. Right prisms and cylinders