Year 10
Higher
Finding the Volume of Triangular Prisms
Year 10
Higher
Finding the Volume of Triangular Prisms
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, students will calculate the volume of triangular prisms. We will introduce the appropriate formulae for these calculations and practise determining which measures within a diagram will be appropriate to use in our formulae.
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4 Questions
Q1.
Calculate the volume of the cuboid.

44 cm³
52 cm³
90 cm³
Q2.
Calculate the volume of the cube.

21 mm³
49 mm³
98 mm³
Q3.
The volume of the cuboid is 70 cm³. Find the missing length.

4 cm
6 cm
8 cm
Q4.
The volume of a cube is 729 mm³. What is the length of each side?
243 mm
8 mm
81 mm
4 Questions
Q1.
Calculate the volume of the triangular prism.

165 cm³
210 cm³
231 cm³
Q2.
Calculate the volume of the triangular prism.

2160 m³
2520 m³
2700 m³
Q3.
The volume of the triangular prism is 168 cm³. What is the length labelled y?

21 cm
3.5 cm
7 cm
Q4.
Calculate the volume of the triangular prism.

2340 mm³
324 mm³
45 mm³