1. Volume of Prisms
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2. Warm Up
1). Draw a picture of a cross section of a rectangular prism that has a cut perpendicular to the base.
2). Draw a picture of a cross section of a square pyramid that has a cut parallel to the base.

3. Warm Up
1). Draw a picture of a cross section of a rectangular prism that has a cut perpendicular to the base.
2). Draw a picture of a cross section of a square pyramid that has a cut parallel to the base.

4. Flippable

5. Volume-How much space an object has. How much an object can hold.
Formula for Volume of a Prism
V = Bh
B = area of the base
h = height of the prism

6. How to Find Volume of a Prism
1). Identify the shape of the base. What formula will you use to find its area? Find the area. This is B.
2). Multiply the area of the base (B) with the height of the whole prism (h) to find the volume.

7. Example 1:

8. Example 2:

9. Example 3:

10. Find the volume of each figure.
Practice
Find the volume of each figure.
4.5 cm

11. Closure
How is finding the volume of a rectangular prism and a triangular prism alike? Different?