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Mathematics 20-3 Module 7

Module 7: Volume and Capacity

 

 

From Try This 2 you found that the volume of a cone is no different than the volume of any other pyramid. The volume is one-third the volume of a cylinder with the same base, B, and height, h.

 

This play button opens Measurement (Volume of a Cone): Part 2.

Used with permission of Norquest College and Bow Valley College

Watch “Measurement (Volume of a Cone): Part 2,” and then examine the following image for a description of these formulas.

 

This image shows the volume formulas for a cylinder and a cone.

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You can use these formulas to calculate capacity or volume.


Note: The formulas may also be written as  and .