AREA & VOLUME

Area of Plane Shapes

• Area is the size of a surface!

Surface Area of a Cube

Surface Area of a Rectangular

Surface Area of a Prism

Surface Area of a Pyramid

When all side faces are the same:

[Base Area] + 1/2 × Perimeter × [Slant Length]

When side faces are different:

[Base Area] + [Lateral Area]
Surface Area of a Sphere

Surface Area of a Crone

 VOLUME

The amount of 3-dimensional space an object occupies. Capacity.

Units of volume include:

Metric: cubic centimeters (cm3),

cubic meters (m3), liters

US Standard: fluid ounce, cubic

inch, cubic foot, pints, gallons
 The volume of a cube

• For a cube the length, breadth and height are

all the same so the volume is found by
multiplying length x length x length.
• Volume = length x length x length
• For this cube:
• =
• =
 The volume of a cuboid

• The volume of a cuboid is found by

multiplying length x Width x height.
• Volume = length x breadth x height
• For this cuboid:
• =
• =
 The volume of a cylinder

• A cylinder has a circular base and a height.

• The volume is found by multiplying the area
of the base by the height.
• Volume =
• For this cylinder:
• =
• =
 The volume of a prism

• Volume = Area of base x height

• This shape is a triangular prism so the area of the
base is the area of a triangle.
• Area of the triangle:
• =
• =
• Volume of the prism = Area of base x height
• =
• =
 Volume of a Cone

• The volume V of a cone with radius r is one-

third the area of the base B times the height h
 Volume of a Sphere

The volume V of a Sphere with

radius r is;
 Formula for the Volume of a Pyramid

Volume = 1/3x Area of base x height