MATHEMATICS

POOLS 9C and 9F

Topic: Solids
Sub-topic: Volume of Cylinder
Teacher: Ms. C. Thomas

Objectives

Students should be able to:

1. identify the shape of the uniformed cross-section of a cylinder.

2. calculate the volume of a cylinder.

OBSERVE THE CYLINDER BELOW

WHAT SHAPE IS
THE UNIFORM
CROSS-SECTION?
Think about it
before scrolling to
the next page
 If you answered “circle”, you are correct!

Calculating the area of a circle

The basic formula to find the area of a circle is πr2,
where r is the radius of the circle and π is 227 .
Examples
Calculate the volume of each solid below:

7cm Volume of Cylinder = area of circle x height of solid

= (πr2) x h
22 1
22 x 7 x 8 = 1232 =( x 7cm x 7cm ) x 8cm
8cm 71

= 1232cm3
NOTE: The height of the solid is the distance between the 2 end faces
π = 22 (circles). This is also referred to as the length or depth of the solid.
7
8cm
m
Volume of Cylinder = area of circle x height of solid
= (πr2) x h
m
= (3.14 x 3m x 3m) x 4m
= 113.04m3
π =3.14
NOTE: 28mm represents the
diameter of the circle. The
28mm radius is half the length of
the diameter, hence 14mm.

Volume of Cylinder = area of circle x height of solid

= (πr2) x h
10mm 68
22 2

22 x 2 x 14 x 10 = 6160
=( x 14mm x 14mm ) x 10mm
71

π = 22 = 6160mm3
7
8cm
 For further explanation, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TjAHV7esk

Be sure to transfer (WRITE) information given to your notebooks.

ACTIVITY
Show full working when finding the solution to these problems in your
notebook. Email pictures of solution to candicetthomas@gmail.com by
Wednesday March 30, 2020.

1. Calculate the volume of each solid below

A. B.

π =3.14
π = 22
7
8cm

C. D.

10cm

π = 22 42mm
7
π =3.14 8cm
2. A can of baked beans is shown below

22
Calculate the volume of the can using π as .
7

3. a) Just by looking at the 2 cylinders, which one do you think has the greater
volume? Explain your reasoning.
b) Using π as 3.14, calculate the volume of each cylinder.
c) Was your prediction in part (a) correct? Explain your reasoning.
4. Using π as 3.14, calculate the volume of the half cylinder shown below.

TRY THIS!
5. The figure below shows a hollow cylindrical structure with a height of 5
meters, using π as 3.14, calculate the volume of the structure.

5m