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

Area Circle = x r2

b
Area Rectangle
= Base x height

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

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

USE ANS!

= 10.6 x 38.16
= 404.496cm3
= 404.5cm3

Sensible degree of accuracy

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

DO NOT ROUND!

8.2cm
1.7cm

Volume = length x CSA

USE ANS!

= 19.6 x 8.2
= 160.72cm3
= 160.7cm3

Sensible degree of accuracy

Volume Triangular Prism

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

4.1cm

4.9cm

DO NOT ROUND!

6.2cm
8.6cm

Volume = length x CSA

USE ANS!

= 17.63 x 6.2
= 109.306cm3
= 109.3cm3

Sensible degree of accuracy