Geometry/Chapter 9

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Prisms

An n-sided prism is a polyhedron made of an n-sided polygonal base, a translated copy, and n faces joining corresponding sides. Thus these joining faces are parallelograms. All cross-sections parallel to the base faces are the same. A prism is a subclass of the prismatoids.

The volume of a prism is the product of the area of the base and the distance between the two base faces, or height. In the case of a non-right prism, the height is the perpendicular distance.

In the following formula, V=volume, A=base area, and h=height.

The surface area of a prism is the sum of the base area and its face, and the sum of each side area, which for a rectangular prism is equal to:

Pyramids

The volume of a Pyramid can be found by the following formula:

The surface area of a Pyramid can be found by the following formula:

Cylinders

The volume of a Cylinder can be found by the following formula:

The surface area of a Cylinder including the top and base faces can be found by the following formula:

Cones

The volume of a Cone can be found by the following formula:

The surface area of a Cone including its base can be found by the following formula:

Spheres

The volume of a Sphere can be found by the following formula:

The surface area of a Sphere can be found by the following formula:

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