SURFACE AREA AND

VOLUME 1
Volume of a cuboid

height

width
length

Volume of a cuboid = length  width  height

Volume of a prism

A prism is a three dimensional shape with a uniform cross-section.

cross-section

length

Volume of a prism = area of cross-section  length

note: a cuboid is a prism with a rectangular cross section

Volume of a cylinder

A cylinder is a prism with a circular cross-section.

Volume of a cylinder  area of cross-section  length   r 2h

Examples
1 Calculate the volume of the cuboid.

Volume  length  width  height

5 cm
 10  4  5

4 cm  200 cm3
10 cm
Examples
2 Calculate the volume of the prism.

Volume  area of cross-section  length

6 cm2
 6  12

12 cm
 72 cm3
Examples
3 Calculate the volume of the cylinder.

5 cm
Volume   r 2h

   52  8
8 cm
 628 cm3 (to 3 s.f.)
Examples
4 Calculate the volume of the triangular prism.

1
Area of cross-section  43
2
 6 cm2
4 cm
Volume  area of cross-section  length
7 cm
3 cm  67

 42 cm3
 Surface area of a prism
4 5
D
4 3 5
5 cm

NET
6 A B C 6
4 cm

6 cm
3 cm 4 3 5
E
4 5

Surface area of a prism = sum of areas of all the faces

 4 5
D
4 3 5
5 cm

NET
6 A B C 6
4 cm

6 cm
3 cm 4 3 5
E
Area of rectangle A  4  6  24 4 5
Area of rectangle B  3  6  18
Area of rectangle C  5  6  30
Total surface area
1
Area of triangle D   3  4  6  24  18  30  6  6
2
 84 cm2
Area of triangle E  area of triangle D  6
Surface area of a cylinder
CIRCLE
 r 2

RECTANGLE
 2 r  h
 2 rh

The two circles are flat surfaces. CIRCLE

The rectangle is made from the  r 2
curved surface of the cylinder.

Curved surface area of cylinder  2 rh

Total surface area of cylinder  2 rh  2 r 2

Examples
5 Calculate a the curved surface area of the cylinder
b the total surface area of the cylinder.

8 cm

a Curved surface area  2 rh

 2    2.5  8
5 cm
 126 cm2 (to 3 s.f.)

b Total surface area  2 rh  2 r 2

 2    2.5  8  2    2.5 2

 165 cm2 (to 3 s.f.)