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12-4 Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders
What You’ll Learn Skim Lesson 12-4. Predict two things that you expect to
learn based on the headings and the Key Concept box.
1. Sample answer: how to use the formula for finding
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the volume of a prism
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2. Sample answer: how to apply Cavalieri’s Principle
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Active Vocabulary Review Vocabulary Fill in each blank with the correct term or
phrase. (Lessons 12-1 through 12-3)
isometric What shape describes the cross section
of this sphere? circle
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circle A(n) axis of a cylinder is the segment with
endpoints that are centers of the circular bases.
axis When the axis of a cone is not its altitude this represents
a(n) oblique cone.
lateral area The lateral area of a prism is the sum of the areas of
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the lateral faces.
oblique This type of paper is used to draw a(n) isometric
view of a solid.
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Lesson 12-4 (continued)
Main Idea Details
Volume of Prisms Complete the steps to finding the volume of the prism
below.
10 in. 10 in.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find
the area of the triangular base, B. Round
to the nearest cubic inch. B = 50 in2
16 in.
To find the volume, V of the prism,
multiply the base, B by the height, h
14.2 in.
of the prism.
V= 800 in3
Volume of Cylinders Use the formula V = πr2h to find the volume of the
cylinder shown. 10 cm
4 cm
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V = 502.4 cm3
Helping You Remember A good way to remember a mathematical concept
is to explain it to someone else. Suppose that your younger sister, who is in eighth
grade, is having trouble understanding why square units are used to measure area, but
cubic units are needed to measure volume. How can you explain this to her in a way
that will make it easy for her to understand and remember the correct units to use?
Sample answer: Area measures the amount of space inside a two-dimensional
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figure, while volume measures the amount of space inside a three-dimensional
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figure. A two-dimensional figure can be covered with small squares, which
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represent square units. A three-dimensional figure can be filled with small
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cubes, which represent cubic units.
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