22.7.

2020 Chapter 11

Surface Area and Volume

All formulas needed for area or volume in this chapter:

Examples:

1. Find the lateral area, surface area, and volume of the

prism with an equilateral triangular base with sides 6in.
www.holliethompson.org/Geometry/chapter11.htm 1/3
22.7.2020 Chapter 11

Have to get area and perimeter of the triangular base:

Have to use Pythagorean theorem to find the height of the triangular base.

h2 + 32 = 62 h = 5.2 m
Area of the triangular base is (1/2)(5.2)(6)
Area = 15.6 m2
Perimeter of the triangular base is 6+6+6
Perimeter = 18 m
Lateral Area = Ph or (18)(14) = 252 m2
Total Surface Area = Ph+2B
(18)(14)+2(15.6) = 283.2 m2
Volume = Bh or
(15.6)(14) = 218.4 m3

2. Find the lateral area, surface area, and volume of the cylinder

Lateral area = 2(3.14)(6.5)(20) = 816.4 in2

Surface area = 2(3.14)(6.5)(20) + 2(3.14)(6.52)

1081.73 in2

Volume = (3.14)(6.52)(20)
2653.3 in3

3. Find the lateral area, surface area, and volume of the

pyramid.
First find the height using Pythagorean Theorem,
h2 + 92 = 152 h = 12 ft
Find the perimeter and area of the rectangular base - P =
2(18)+2(16) = 68 ft
A = (18)(16) = 288 ft2
Lateral area = (1/2)Pl or (1/2)(68)(15) = 510 ft2
(l is slant height which is 15 ft)
Surface area = (1/2)Pl+B or
(1/2)(68)(15)+(288)= 798 ft2
Volume = (1/3)Bh or (1/3)(288)(12) = 1152 ft3

Example Problems

www.holliethompson.org/Geometry/chapter11.htm 2/3
22.7.2020 Chapter 11

www.holliethompson.org/Geometry/chapter11.htm 3/3