Lesson 7
1. Lesson 7
1.2. Refresher
Module 6: Proportional Reasoning
Refresher
The formulas for determining the surface area and volume of some 3-D objects are shown in the following table.
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Formulas |
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Object |
Surface Area and Volume |
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rectangular prism
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right triangular prism
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right cylinder
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right pyramid
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right cone
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sphere
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Source: CANAVAN-MCGRATH ET AL. Principles of Mathematics 11, © 2012 Nelson Education
Limited. p. 495. Reproduced by permission.
You may find it helpful to add these formulas to the Formula Sheet document that you saved to your course folder. Remember to save your updated Formula Sheet document to your course folder.
If you feel you need more of a refresher on calculating surface area and volume of 3-D objects, you can refer to Math 10C Learn EveryWare: Module 1: Lesson 4 (Surface Area of 3-D Objects) and Math 10C Learn EveryWare: Module 1: Lesson 5 (The Volume of 3-D Objects). These courses can be accessed through the T4T tab on LearnAlberta.ca. You will need your school’s LearnAlberta username and password to access these resources. If you don’t know these, contact your teacher.
Additional resources on calculating surface area and volume of 3-D objects can be found by doing an Internet search using keywords such as “surface area of 3-D objects” and “volume of 3-D objects.” Interactive animations help you to visualize and calculate surface area and volume of 3-D objects.