Volume of Cylinders

Cylinder: A three-dimensional figure with two parallel

congruent circular bases.

REMEMBER…

VOLUME is the amount of liquid or solid that will FILL a 3-Dimensional

object!

*Always measured in units cubed (u3)

Volume of a CylinderTrying to fill a cylinder with unit cubes would be hard, so let’s skip right to the

formula:

V

h: heightr: radius

Some Important VocabularyDiameter: The distance across a circle through

its center.

Radius: The distance from the center of the circle to any point on the circle. (half the

diameter)

Pi()= 3.14 or

Find the volume of this cylinder:

4 cm

11 cm

NOTES!

Find the volume of this cylinder:

18 in

12 in

Rodolfo is designing a new, cylindrical drinking glass. If the glass has a diameter of 8 centimeters and a height of 12.8 centimeters, how much

liquid can it hold?

NOTES!

How much soup will fit into a can that is 6 inches tall and has a radius of 2 inches?

Your Turn The last person in each row please

grab whiteboards, rags, and markers for each person in your row.

Thank you!

Find the volume of this cylinder:

9 in

3 in

Find the volume of this cylinder:

5 cm

25 cm

If a cylindrical water cooler is empty and it has a diameter of 3 feet and a height of 5 feet, what is the

minimum amount of water need to fill the water cooler?

Farmer Brown is buying a new water tank for his farm because he needs more water for his crops. His current tank is a cylinder that is 5 meters high and has a diameter of 6 meters. How much water can he put in his

tank?