Geometry Module 8 DBA
Part 1
The square building is in the shape of a cube and the other in the shape of a pyramid with equilateral
triangles. So this means that the bases of the two buildings are both squares, because a cube’s base
is always a square, and the pyramid has equilateral triangles, which makes all four sides of the base
equal in length. If both bases are squares and have the same perimeter, they have the same areas.
Part 2
1
V= Bh
3
The base (B) is a square and the area is 20(20) = 400 ft²
1 1 1
V= 400 ( 26 ) Error: V = ( 400 ) + ( 26 )=142 ft ² - there is not supposed to be distributive
3 3 3
property, instead 1 ÷ 3 ×400 × 26 so the correct answer is 3466.67
V = 3466.67 ft³ Error: ft² - Since we are looking for the volume, the answer must be in the exponent
of 3
Part 3
Comparisons:
They are both part of bigger figures (cone is one third of a cylinder and pyramid is one third of a
prism or one sixth of a cube).
To get both of their volumes, the measurements of the base and the height is multiplied (then
divided by 3)
Contrasts:
For the cone volume formula, you use pi and the radius in the calculation.
1
Formula for cone: V = (πr ²)(h)
3
1 1
Formula for pyramid: V = Bh or V = b ³
3 6
Example:
Cone: radius = 3cm, height= 5cm
1 2
V= π ( 3 ) (5)
3
V = 47.1 cm³
Pyramid: base length= 3cm, base width=3cm, height=2cm
1
V= (9)(2)
3
V = 6cm³
Part 4
1. I learned how the volumes of pyramids and cones can be found by thinking about the cube
and cylinder. It surprised me because they are actually simple and they make sense – now I
can easily remember the formula. I knew about all the other formulas presented in this
module such as the circumferences, areas, and volumes of the figures.
2. The most challenging part was calculating the areas of triangles using trig. This is also new to
me and I kept getting confused and mixing up the sides and angles. So I took my time on
solving the problems to understand and get used to them.
3. One simple real world example is measuring the area of the floor. If the floor was shaped in
a rectangle, with the length of 5m and width of 10m, you would know that A = l×w. This
means A = 5×10=50m². The area of the floor is 50 m².