Concept · 4 steps · NESA MA4-VOL-C-01

Volume of a Prism

Once you can find an area, volume is barely any extra work. Find the end face, then stretch it down the length — that single idea handles every prism you'll meet.

1Where it comes fromStack identical layers of cubes. Watch the box fill. 2How to do itCross-section × length — for rectangular and triangular prisms. 3Where it gets trickyWhich face is the cross-section, and why volume is cubic. 4Out in the wildA fish tank's capacity, litres, and working backwards.

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Area of a Rectangle
Area of a Triangle
Views of Prisms and Solids

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Volume of a Cylinder