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• Spheres and cylinders are not polyhedral because their surfaces are
not made of polygons.
Special Types of Polyhedra
• A prism consists of two copies of a polygon lying in parallel planes
with faces connecting the corresponding edges of the polygons
• Bases: the two original polygons
• Right prism: the top base lies directly above the
bottom base without any twisting
• Oblique prism: top face is shifted instead of
being directly above the bottom
• The direction and location of the plane can result in several different
cross-sections
• Volume Principles:
Moving Principle: If a solid shape is moved rigidly without
stretching or shrinking it, the volume stays the same
Additive Principle: If a finite number of solid shapes are combined
without overlap, then the total volume is the sum of volumes of
the individual shapes
Cavalieri’s Principle: The volume of a shape and a shape made by
shearing (shifting horizontal slices) the original shape are the same
Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders
• Def: The height of a prism or cylinder is the perpendicular distance
between the planes containing the bases
Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders
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𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 = ∙ (𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒) ∙ ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
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𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 = ∙ 𝜋 ∙ 𝑟 3
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• With a fixed surface area, the cube has the largest volume of any
rectangular prism (not of any polyhedron) and the sphere has the
largest volume of any 3-dimensional object.
See examples problem in Activity 13N
Section 13.4: Volumes of
Submerged Objects
Volume of Submerged Objects
• Ex: If a container has 500 mL of water in it, and the water level rises
to 600 mL after a toy is submerged, how many 𝑐𝑚3 is the volume of
the toy?
Volume of Objects that Float