Geometry Chapter 1

Lesson 1-7
Example 1 Identify Solids
Identify each solid. Name the bases, faces, edes, and !ertices.
a. The bases are hexagons. So this is a hexagonal prism.
Bases: hexagon ABCDEF; hexagon UVWX!
Fa"es: AUVB# BVWC# CWXD# EXD# F!E# AU!F
E$ges:
AB
#
BC
#
CD
#
DE
#
EF
#
AF
#
UV
#
VW
#
WX
#
XY
#
YZ
#
UZ
#
AU
#
BV
#
CW
#
DX
#
EY
#
FZ
Verti"es: A# B# C# D# E# F# U# V# W# X# # !
b. The base is a pentagon# an$ the %i&e %a"es meet in a point.
So this soli$ is a pentagonal p'rami$.
Base: pentagon MPRST
Fa"es: rOSR# ORP# OPM# OMT# OTS
E$ges:
MP
#
PR
#
RS
#
ST
#
MT
#
OM
#
OP
#
OR
#
OS
#
OT
Verti"es: O# M# P# R# S# T
c. This soli$ has t(o "ir"les as bases an$ no
&ertex.
So it is a "'lin$er.
Bases: A# Z
Fa"es: none
E$ges: none
Vertex: none
Example " S#rface $rea and %ol#me
a. &ind the s#rface area of the trian#lar prism.
T ) Ph * +B Surface area of a prism
T ) ,+-.,/. * +,+-. P=24, h=7, B=24
T ) +01 Simplify.
The s2r%a"e area o% the prism is +01 "m3.
b. &ind the !ol#me of the trian#lar prism.
V ) Bh Volume of a prism
T ) ,+-.,/. B=24, h=7
T ) 014 Simplify.
The &ol2me o% the prism is 014 "m3.
Example ' %ol#me
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6 cm
10 cm
7 cm
Geometry Chapter 1
())LS The pool at the "omm2nit' "enter is in the shape o% a re"tang2lar prism (ith a length o%
/5 %eet# a (i$th o% 6+ %eet# an$ a $epth o% 5 %eet.
a. The manager# 7s. Thompson# nee$s to 8no( the s2r%a"e area o% the pool be%ore she has it
repainte$. Fin$ the s2r%a"e area o% the pool.
The s2r%a"e area o% the pool "onsists o% the %o2r si$es an$ one base.
A) Ph * B Area of the four sides + area of the base
A ) ,+0-.,5. * +-99 P=214, h=5, B=2400
A ) 6-/9 Simplify.
The s2r%a"e area o% the pool is 6-/9 %t3.
b. :% 7s. Thompson %ills the pool to a $epth o% onl'
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%eet# (hat is the &ol2me o% the (ater in
"2bi" %eet;
V) Bh Volume of a prism
V ) ,+-99.,-.5. B=2400, h=4.5
V ) 09#499 Simplify.
The &ol2me o% the (ater in the pool is 09#499 %t<.
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