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Activity 3.8
Assignment 3.9
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Assignment 8.22
Volume of Prisms
Objective
Develop and apply formulas for the volume of rectangular solids, cubes, and prisms.
About Geometry Worksheet Assignment 8.22:
Assignment 8.22 is an introduction to volume of prisms including rectangular solids and cubes.
Prerequisite Skills: Find volumes by counting cubes (Assignment 8.21). Find areas of triangles (Assignment 8.6). Find areas of regular polygons (Assignment 8.9).
Theorems: The formula for the volume of a rectangular solid is: V = lwh (V is Volume; l, w, and h are the length, width, height)
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The formula for the volume of a cube is: S = e (V is Volume; e is the length of an edge of the cube)
The formula for the volume of a prism is: V = BH (V is Volume; B is the area of a base; H is the height)