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To figure out volume you must multiply: Base(you need area of base so you would also multiply width) x Height.
Usually you would say b x w x h because as a I said you need the area of the base then you multiply by height.
With triangular prisms is different because you again need area of base but to figure out area of a triangle the formula is 1/2 x base x height so after you do that you multiply by height.
For the rectangular formula is base x width x height.
Example:
A rectangular prism has a base of 4 cm a width of 5 cm and a height of 7 cm. What is the volume?
Just multiply 4 x 5 x 7= 140 cm^3.
You put the little 3 on top because it is a 3 dimensional shape and also because you are using three measurements to figure it out.
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The above answer is OK as far as it goes but it is incomplete and downright misleading in some cases.
The volume of a pyramid or cone is NOT the area of the base multiplied by the heigh, but one third of that. The volume of a sphere is 4/3*pi*r^3.
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How do you find a volume of a L-Shaped figure?
An L shaped figure is a plane figure and so will not have a volume.
Volume of a oval?
Zero. It is a plane figure and so has no volume.
What is the amount of space within a three-dimensional figure?
it would be the figure's volume
What do you call the measure of the space that a solid figure occupies?
It is volume.
What is the measure of the space of a solid figure occupies called?
Its volume.
What is the space inside a figure called?
It depends on the type of figure. If it is a 2D figure, then it is called area. If it is a 3D figure, then it is called volume.
How do you find a volume of a L-Shaped figure?
An L shaped figure is a plane figure and so will not have a volume.
How can you find out if a figure has the same volume?
By comparing the volume given to each figure.
What is the space occupied by a solid figure?
It is the volume of the figure.
What is the volume of a figure?
how can you figure out the volume is multiplylling the L times W times the H or figuren the form of the shape.
What is the formula for surface area and volume?
That depends on the figure whose surface area and volume you're finding. You could try a Google search for "volume of [figure name]" or "surface area of [figure name]".
Volume of a oval?
Zero. It is a plane figure and so has no volume.
What is the formula of retangle for volume?
A rectangle is a plane figure and has no volume.
What does shape have to do with volume?
The volume of a figure depends on the kind of shape it has.
Method used to figure the volume of an irregular shaped object?
method usede to figure the volume of an irregular shaped object
What is the formula for volume in a rectangle?
The formula is: [ Volume = 0 ].A 'plane figure' has no volume. That's any figure that you can draw on paper,and those can't hold water. It takes volume to hold water, and volume takesthree dimensions.
Volume for a pentagon?
A pentagon is a two-dimensional geometric figure and therefore has area but not volume. To have volume, a geometric figure must have height or thickness as well as its plane dimensions.
