Monday, March 28, 2011

12.5- Volume of Pyramids and Cones

Today we learned how to find the area of pyramids and cones.  You should be able to apply these formulas to calculate various parts of solids.

Tonight's homework is P. 832-833 #3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, and 24

Please see the following videos for extra help:
http://www.brightstorm.com/math/geometry/volume/volume-of-pyramids
http://www.brightstorm.com/math/geometry/volume/volume-of-cones

Also, if you are interested in proving why a pyramid is one-third the volume of a prism, check this out:
http://mathschallenge.net/library/geometry/volume_pyramid

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