Sunday, April 22, 2012

pyramids and cones :)

Aim: How do we find the volume of pyramids and cones?
By using the appropriate formulas.

What is a pyramid?

A pyramid is a polyhedgron that has a polygon as a base and all line segments connect
to one point called the apex.



Hint: when you are finding the volume it is always in cubic meters.

The formula for the volume of a pyramid is the following:


The area of the base times the height divided by three  equals to the volume of a pyramid.
In order to find the area of the base you need to follow the the following formula
A=1/2nas which is the number of sides times the apothem times the number
 of sides divided by two.
Here is an example:



Try it on your own:

What is the volume?


Cones
A cone is a solid figure that has a circle as a base and connects to a point called the vertex.


How do you find the volume of a cone ?

The formula is

Here is an example:
Radius = 2 cm

 
Try it on your own!

Cone with radius of 300 meters,what will be the volume?


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