Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Math textbook: pg. 250-253 #2,5,8,10


No, it does not matter.
Take this rectangular prism for example (the proportions are probably strange, but you get the idea.)

v=area of base x height
v=50cm² x 4cm
v=200cm³

v=area of base x height
v=20cm² x 10cm
v=200cm³
As you can see the volume is the same.



v= area of base x height
v=12cm² x 5cm
v=60cm³

v= are of base x height
v= 15cm² x 4cm
v=60cm³



v= are of base x height
v=120cm² x 8cm
v=960cm³

v=are of base x height
v=48cm² x 20cm
v=960cm³



So, basically one centimeter cube would look like this:

And if you were to make one layer or a base out of the fifteen centimeter cubes used, it should look like this:

The area of the top of this one layer should be 15cm² so we will use that as our base.

Since the prism is made of 5 layers of those 15 centimeter cubes we will use that as our height.

v= area of base x height
v= 15cm² x 5cm
v=75cm³



Though worded differently it is basically asking for it's volume.

v= area of base x height
v= 1250cm² x 100cm
v= 125 000cm³

Here's a link to calculating volume.

And two videos explaining both rectangular prisms and cylinders:




Cylinder Volume and Volume Problems


v=π x r x r x h
v=(3.14 x 12 x 12) x 15
v= 452.16cm^2 x 15 cm
v= 6782.4 cm^3

6782.4/4= 1695.6cm^3

Assume that 1/4 of the cheese was cut.


Cylinder one:
r= d/2
r =10/2
r= 5m

v= π x r x r x h
v= (3.15 x 5 x 5) x 30
v= 78.5 m^2 x 30m
v= 2355m^3

Cylinder two:
r= d/2
r= 8/2
r=4

π x r x r
(3.14 x 4 x 4)
50.24 m^2

2335m^3/ 50.24m^2= 46.5 m

I pray that I made any sense.

3 comments:

  1. Mrs.Anabelle M. Salonga a.k.a. Miss. Perfect has another perfect blog post! I liked the helpful videos, but next time use a ruler to make the prisms so that it looks more crisp.

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  2. Great Job Anabelle. Your post was verl neat and organized. Each question is explained in great details. Also your links and video would relly help.

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  3. Great job Anabelle. I liked that you drew your own pictures. I also liked how you used a different color for the answer. Your post looked very neat and organized. Great job and keep up the good work.

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