AV - Volume of Prisms Lesson

Volume of Prisms

image of prism with both bases noted A 3-dimensional object has height, width, and depth (thickness), like any object in the real world. A polyhedron is a 3-dimensional figure that has polygons as faces. A prism is a polyhedron with two parallel congruent (equal) faces, called bases, and all other faces that are parallelograms.

Volume is the number of cubic units needed to fill a space. Volume is measured in cubic units. The volume of a prism is found by multiplying the area of the base times the height.

Volume of a prism:
V=Bh
where B is the area of the base, and the is the prism's height

Volume of a prism V=Bh where B is the area of the base, and h is the prism's height.

Watch the video below to learn about finding the volume of prisms.

Volume of Prisms Assignment

Download the "Volume of Prisms Assignment" by clicking here. Be sure to work all of the problems on paper. You will use these problems and solutions to complete the "Area and Volume Homework Quiz 2." Remember you can always go back and review the lessons and videos for more help. Links to an external site.

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