Terms and Formulae
Terms
Altitude of a Cylinder
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The segment with one endpoint in the base
of the cylinder, and the other endpoint in
the plane that contains the other base, perpendicular to that plane.
Altitude of a Prism
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The segment with one endpoint in the base
of the prism, and the other endpoint in
the plane that contains the other base, perpendicular to that plane.
Cubic Unit
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A cube with
edges of length one.
Surface Area
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The area of a
surface--surface area is a two-dimensional
unit of measurement.
Volume
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A measurement in three dimensions, it measures the combined length, width, and
height of a solid.
Formulae
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Surface Area of a
Sphere
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A = 4πr2
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Volume of a Circular
Cone
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V = (1/3)πr2h, where h is the length of the
altitude
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Volume of a Circular
Cylinder
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V = πhr2, where h is the length of the altitude
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Volume of a Cone
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V = (1/3)Bh, where B is the area of the
base and h is the length of the
altitude
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Volume of a Cylinder
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V = Bh, where B is the area of the
base and h is the length of the
altitude
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Volume of a Prism
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V = Bh, where B is the area of the
base and h is the length of the
altitude
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Volume of a Pyramid
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V = (1/3)Bh, where B is the area of the
base and h is the length of the
altitude
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Volume of a Sphere
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V = (4/3)πr3
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