Volume+of+Special+Shapes

SPECIAL SHAPES

Special Shapes include:

Cones (A pyramid with a circular base) Pyramids (A pyramid with polygon bases) Spheres (A ball) Compound shapes (Shapes made up of the above, prisms, cylinders and parts of them)

REPLAY!!

The Volume of a Prism or Cylinder = Area of the Base (AoB) X Height (h)

Eg a box 2cm x 4cm x 6cm

Vol = AoB x h = (2 x 4) x 6 = 48cm3

It can be shown and demonstrated that the volume of a cone or pyramid is:

1/3 x (Area of Base X Height)

It can be shown that the volume of a where is:

4/3 x PI x Radius^3