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?
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