Volume: Pyramids and Cones: Examples
Volume: Pyramids and Cones: Examples
Volume: Pyramids and Cones: Examples
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When you find the volume of a pyramid or cone, you must know the height h. The height is not the same as the lateral height, which you learned in an earlier lesson. The height h of a pyramid or cone is the length of a segment from the vertex to the base, perpendicular to the base.
Volume of a Pyramid Volume of a Cone If a pyramid has a base of B square units, and a height of h units, then the volume V is 3 B h cubic units, or V is 3
1 1 1 Bh. 3
If a cone has a radius of r units and a height of h units, then the volume V r 2 h cubic units, or V
1 3
r 2h.
EXAMPLES
Find the volume of the given figures. A a square pyramid with a base side length of 6 cm and a height of 15 cm
V V V
1 Bh 3 1 2 s h 3
Formula for the volume of a pyramid Replace B with s2. or 180 cm3
r2h
(3)2(8) r
1 (6)2(15) 3
PRACTICE
Find the volume of each solid. Round to the nearest tenth. 1. 2. 3. 8 cm
5 cm 50 mm 4 cm A = 36 ft2 40 mm 21 in. 18 in.
4.
8 ft
5. Cooking A spice jar is 3 inches tall and 1.5 inches in diameter. A funnel is 2 inches tall and 2.5 inches in diameter. If Hayden fills the funnel with pepper to put into the spice jar, will it overflow?
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
A A A B C C B B B C
6. Standardized Test Practice A square pyramid is 6 feet tall and with the sides of the base 8 feet long. What is the volume of the pyramid? B 128 ft3 C 192 ft3 D 384 ft3 A 96 ft3
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Answers: 1. 53.3 cm3 2. 20,944.0 mm3 3. 1781.3 in3 4. 96 ft3 5. No; jar volume
3.3 in3 6. B
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