Problem solving with volumes of prisms
A problem-solving activity using volumes of prisms and cylinders, plus constructing and solving simple equations.
Students are shown prisms and a cylinder with measurements given either numerically or as unknowns x, y and z.
They must use the information to form and solve simple equations to find all the unknowns as well as the radius of the cylinder.
Students can then create their own prism with the same volume to go in the empty box.
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Review this resourceHi Peter, thanks for your comment, the height is designed to be 6z (z is calculated from another solid and is 1/2) so the height of the cylinder is 3, the radius can then be calculated from the known volume.
14/07/2021
Great resource but I think there is a small error on how prism D is labelled.. i think that the height should just be "Z cm" and the radius should be 6cm, (or vice versa)
18/03/2021
01/05/2019
Excellent resource, great extension activity for my Year 10 class. Thank you.
19/03/2019
Excellent resource, great extension activity for my Year 10 class. Thank you.
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