Volume of Prisms

OCR Stage 8
 A Prism
Cylinder

Cuboid

Cross section

Triangular Prism
Trapezoid Prism

Volume of Prism = length x Cross-sectional area

 Area Formulae
r
h

b
Area Circle = π x r2 Area Rectangle
= Base x height
a

h h
b b
Area Trapezium Area Triangle
= ½ x (a + b) x h = ½ x Base x height
 Volume Cylinder
Cross-sectional Area = π x r2
= π x 32
= 28.2743…..cm2

DO NOT ROUND!
3cm
5cm
USE CALCULATOR ‘ANS’!

Volume = length x CSA

= 5 x 28.2743….
= 141.3716….cm3 = 141.4cm3
 Volume Cuboid
Cross-sectional Area = b x h
= 7.2 x 5.3
= 38.16cm2 5.3cm
10.6cm
DO NOT ROUND!
7.2cm

Volume = length x CSA USE ‘ANS’!

= 10.6 x 38.16
= 404.496cm3 Sensible degree of accuracy
= 404.5cm3
 Volume Trapezoid Prism
Cross-sectional Area = ½ x(a + b) x h
= ½ x (6.3 + 1.7) x 4.9 6.3cm

= 19.6cm2
4.9cm
DO NOT ROUND! 8.2cm
1.7cm
Volume = length x CSA USE ‘ANS’!
= 19.6 x 8.2
= 160.72cm3 Sensible degree of accuracy
= 160.7cm3
 Volume Triangular Prism
Cross-sectional Area = ½ x b x h
= ½ x 8.6 x 4.1
= 17.63cm2 4.1cm 4.9cm
DO NOT ROUND!
6.2cm
8.6cm
Volume = length x CSA USE ‘ANS’!
= 17.63 x 6.2
= 109.306cm3 Sensible degree of accuracy
= 109.3cm3