The Cavalieris Theorem

The volume of pile of plates of the same

area and thickness are equal.

The cards need not be of the same shape

in order to afford piles of equal volume. For
a pile consisting of 50 square cards would have
B B the same volume as a pile of 50 circular cards
of the same area and thickness.
A A

B and
Theorem: If in two solids of equal altitude B are sections of two solids
the sections made by planes parallel to A and A are bases of two solids
and
at the same distance from their respective = volume of first solid
bases are always equal, the volumes of = volume of second solid
the
solids are equal.
Properties:
A=B B = B =
A = B A = A
Example 1: The solid shown in the figure has
bases which lie in parallel planes. Each base is
a circle of radius a, and every section parallel
to the bases is also a circle of radius a. If the
distance between the bases of the solid is h, h
write the formula for its volume.

Example 2: A kite is in the form of an equilateral

triangle of edge 3 ft. During one part of its flight
its center moves on a straight line while the kite
remains parallel to its position. If the distance
between the planes of the first and last positions
of the kite is 100 ft., find the volume swept out
by the kite during this part of its flight.
Solution:
1)
Volume
= Bh
=
h

2) 3 ft A Volume = Bh
= = (100)
= = 225
100 ft
PRISM

Definition: A prism is a polyhedron of which

two faces are equal polygons in parallel
planes, and the other faces are
parallelograms.

B B

e R h R h
B B

slant prism right prism

Properties
1. The bases are equal polygons; the lateral area is
the sum of the areas of the remaining faces.
2. The total surface area is the sum of the lateral area and
the
area of two bases(top and bottom).
3. The intersection of the lateral faces are called the
lateral edges. These lateral edges are equal and parallel.
4. The section of a prism made by parallel planes cutting
all the lateral edges are equal polygons.
5. The altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance
between the planes of its bases.
6. A right section of a prism is a section perpendicular
to the lateral edges.
7. A right prism is a prism whose lateral edges are
perpendicular to its bases; its lateral faces are rectangles.
Formulas:

1. Lateral Area = lateral edge(e) X perimeter of right

section(P)

2. Total Surface Area = Lateral Area + 2(Base

Area)

3. Volume = base X altitude

V = Bh
or Volume = right section (R) X lateral edge (e)
V = Re
Example 1:
An edge of the base of a regular hexagonal
prism is
3 cm and a lateral edge is 8 cm. Find the
lateral area and total area of the prism.
Solution:
a) Lateral Area = 6(3x8) = 144 sq. cm

b) Total Area = lateral area + 2(Base area)

8
= 144 +
= 144 + 3cm
= 190.76 sq. cm
Example 2:
A school building is 25 meters long and 8
meters wide. On both side of the building
the eaves are 6 meters high and the
highest point of the roof is 8 meters. Find
the volume of the building.

6m 8m
25m
8m
Example 3:
Find the lateral area of a prism if the
perimeter of a section is 27 inches and the
length of the lateral edge is 10 inches
 Example 4:
Find the lateral area (L.A.), total area(T.A.),
and volume of the right prisms described.
Base Measure of Altitud L.A. T.A. Volum
Side of Base e e
1 Equilateral 6 ft 10 ft
triangle
2 Right Legs 8 and 10 15 in
in
3 Rectangle 2 and 7 ft 9 ft
4 parallelogram See figure 12 in
below
5 Regular 6 in 18 in
6 in
Pentagon

8 in
Assignment:

Problems
#8 and 11
Pages: 30 to 31.
Solid Mensuration by KERN AND BLAND

#1 and 11
Pages: 102 and 103
Solid Mensuration by Richard T. Earnhart