Volume and Surface Area of 3D Shapes

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Last updated: 8/16/2025

Key Concepts:

  • NOTE: All volume formulas below will be given to you as references in the real test.
  • Volume of Rectangular Prism: (V = lwh).
  • Volume of a Cube: (V = s^3).
  • Volume of a Cylinder: (V = \pi r^2 h).
  • Volume of a Sphere: (V = \frac{4}{3} \pi r^3).
  • Volume of a Cone: (V = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h).
  • Volume of a Pyramid: (V = \frac{1}{3} lwh).
  • Surface Area of 3D Shapes:
    • Rectangular Prism: (SA = 2(lw + lh + wh)).
    • Cube: (SA = 6s^2).
    • Cylinder: (SA = 2\pi r(h + r)).

Skills Covered:

  • Calculating the height of a prism/cylinder given its volume and base area.
  • Determining the volume of a 3D shape with necessary parameters given.
  • Finding the surface area of a cube/sphere when given its volume.
  • Calculating the surface area of a 3D shape.
  • Extracting cube roots when given the volume of a cube.

Example Problems:

  • A prism has a base of 18 square units and a height of 10 units. What is the volume, in cubic units, of the prism?
  • A cube has a volume of 27. What is its surface area?
  • What is the volume and surface area of a cylinder with a 2-centimeter radius and a 5-centimeter height?

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