Volume of Prisms

OCR Stage 8

A Prism
Cylinder Cuboid

Cross section

Trapezoid Prism

Triangular Prism

Volume of Prism = length x Cross-sectional area

Area Formulae
r h b Area Rectangle = Base x height

Area Circle = x r2 a

h
b Area Trapezium = x (a + b) x h

b Area Triangle = x Base x height

Volume Cylinder
Cross-sectional Area = x r2 = x 32 = 28.2743..cm2 DO NOT ROUND! 3cm 5cm

USE CALCULATOR ANS!

Volume = length x CSA = 5 x 28.2743.

= 141.3716.cm3 = 141.4cm3

Volume Cuboid
Cross-sectional Area = b x h
= 7.2 x 5.3 = 38.16cm2
5.3cm
10.6cm

DO NOT ROUND!
7.2cm

Volume = length x CSA

= 10.6 x 38.16 = 404.496cm3

USE ANS!

Sensible degree of accuracy

= 404.5cm3

Volume Trapezoid Prism

Cross-sectional Area = x(a + b) x h
= x (6.3 + 1.7) x 4.9 = 19.6cm2
6.3cm

4.9cm 8.2cm 1.7cm

DO NOT ROUND! Volume = length x CSA

= 19.6 x 8.2 = 160.72cm3 USE ANS!

Sensible degree of accuracy

= 160.7cm3

Volume Triangular Prism

Cross-sectional Area = x b x h
= x 8.6 x 4.1 = 17.63cm2
4.1cm 4.9cm 6.2cm

DO NOT ROUND!
8.6cm

Volume = length x CSA

= 17.63 x 6.2 = 109.306cm3

USE ANS!

Sensible degree of accuracy

= 109.3cm3