Warm-Up Exercises

Find the area of each polygon or circle.

1. Trapezoid, bases 12 ft and 18 ft, height 3 ft

ANSWER 324 ft2

2. Circle, diameter 8.2 in.

ANSWER 7.27 in.2

3. Regular hexagon, side length 14 cm

ANSWER 509.22 cm2

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Vocabulary

volume of a solid is the number of cubic units

contained in its interior.

Volume Congruence Postulate 28 If two polyhedra

are congruent, they have the same volume.

Volume Addition Postulate 29 The volume of a solid

is the sum of the volumes of all its nonoverlapping
parts.
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Vocabulary

Volume of a Cube Postulate 27

V = s3

Volume of a Prism Theorem 11.6

V = Bh

Volume of a Cylinder Theorem 11.7

V = Bh = r 2h

where B = base area, h = height, r = radius, s = side

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Vocabulary

Cavalieris Principle
If two solids have the same height and the same cross-
sectional area at every level, then they have the same
volume.
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EXAMPLE Find the number of unit cubes

3- D PUZZLE Find the volume of the puzzle piece in cubic

units.
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EXAMPLE Find the number of unit cubes

SOLUTION

To find the volume, find the number of unit cubes it

contains. Separate the piece into three rectangular
boxes as follows:

The base is 7 units by 2 units. So, it contains 7 . 2, or

14 unit cubes. The upper left box is 2 units by 2
units. So, it contains 2 . 2, or 4 unit cubes. The upper
right box is 1 unit by 2 units. So, it contains 1 . 2, or 2
unit cubes.

By the Volume Addition Postulate, the total volume

of the puzzle piece is
14 + 4 + 2 = 20 cubic units.
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EXAMPLE Find volumes of prisms and cylinders

Find the volume of the solid.

a. Right trapezoidal prism

SOLUTION
a. The area of a base is 1 (3)(6 + 14) = 30cm2 and h = 5 cm.
2
Use h = 5 cm to find the volume.

V = Bh = 30(5) = 150cm3
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EXAMPLE Find volumes of prisms and cylinders

Find the volume of the solid.

b. Right cylinder

SOLUTION

b. The area of the base is

92, or 81ft2. Use h = 6 ft to find the volume.
V = Bh = 81(6) = 486 1526.81 ft3
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EXAMPLE Use volume of a prism

ALGEBRA

The volume of the cube is

90 cubic inches. Find the value of x.

SOLUTION
A side length of the cube is x inches.
V = x3 Formula for volume of a cube

90 in3 = x3 Substitute for V.

4.48 in x Find the cube root.

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GUIDED Exercises
PRACTICE for Example 1,2,and 3

1. Find the volume of the puzzle

piece shown in cubic units.

ANSWER

The volume of the puzzle cube is 7 units3

2. Find the volume of a square prism that has a base

edge length of 5 feet and a height of 12 feet.

ANSWER

The volume of a square prism is 300 ft3

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PRACTICE for Example 1,2,and 3

3. The volume of a right cylinder is 684 cubic

inches and the height is 18 inches. Find the radius.

ANSWER
The radius of a right cylinder is 38 in
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EXAMPLE Find the volume of an oblique cylinder

Find the volume of the oblique cylinder.

SOLUTION

Cavalieris Principle allows you to

use Theorem 12.7 to find the volume
of the oblique cylinder.
V = r2 h Formula for volume of a cylinder

= (42)(7) Substitute known values.

= 112 Simplify.
351.86 Use a calculator.
ANSWER
The volume of the oblique cylinder is about 351.86 cm3.
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EXAMPLE Solve a real-world problem
PLANTER The planter is made up of 13 beams. In
centimeters, suppose the dimensions of
each beam are 30 by 30 by 90. Find its
volume.
SOLUTION
The area of the base B can be found by
subtracting the area of the small
rectangles from the area of the large
rectangle.

B = Area of large rectangle

4 Area of small rectangle
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EXAMPLE

B = Area of large rectangle 4 Area of small rectangle

= 90 510 4(30 90)

= 35,100 cm2

Use the formula for the volume of a prism.

V = Bh Formula for volume

of a prism.

= 35,100(30) Substitute.

= 1,053,000 cm3 Simplify.

The volume of the planter is 1,053,000 cm3, or 1.053 m3.

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GUIDED Exercises
PRACTICE for Example 4 and 5

4. Find the volume of the oblique prism shown below.

ANSWER
The volume of the oblique
prism is 180m3

5. Find the volume of the solid shown below.

ANSWER

205.81 ft3
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Daily Exercises
Homework Quiz

1. Find the volume of the solid at the right.

ANSWER 5437.5 in.3

2. Find the volume of a right triangular prism with

height 32 in., base height 12 in., and base length
18 in.
ANSWER 3456 in.3

3. Find the volume of a right cylinder with height

30 ft and diameter 14 ft.
ANSWER 4618.14 in.3
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Homework Quiz

4. A cylindrical beaker with diameter 10 in. and

height 12 in. is filled with water that is then
poured into a rectangular pan that is 14 in. by
9 in. by 3 in. What is the volume of each solid?
Would the water overflow the pan? If so, what
is the height of the water in the beaker after
the pan is filled?

ANSWER
cylinder: 942.48 in.3; pan: 378 in.3; Yes, it would
overflow the pan. After the pan is filled , the
height of the water in the beaker will be about
7.2 in.