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Cavalieri's Principle

Cavalieri's Principle states that two objects have the same volume if they have the same cross-sectional area at all levels of height. The document provides examples of applying this principle to find the volumes of rectangular and triangular prisms by multiplying the area of their bases by their heights. It confirms that two prisms with bases of the same cross-sectional area and equal heights have equal volumes, in accordance with Cavalieri's Principle.

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Cavalieri's Principle

Cavalieri's Principle states that two objects have the same volume if they have the same cross-sectional area at all levels of height. The document provides examples of applying this principle to find the volumes of rectangular and triangular prisms by multiplying the area of their bases by their heights. It confirms that two prisms with bases of the same cross-sectional area and equal heights have equal volumes, in accordance with Cavalieri's Principle.

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Cavalieri's Principle If two space figures have the same height and the same cross-sectional area at every

level, then they have the same volume. The area of each shaded cross section below is 6 cm2. Since the prisms have the same height, their volumes must be the same by Cavalieri's Principle.

You can find the volume of a right prism by multiplying the area of the base by the height. Cavalieri's Principle lets you extend this idea to any prism.

Theorem 10-6 Volume of a Prism

The volume of a prism is the product of the area of a base and the height of the prism. V = Bh Finding Volume of a Rectangular Prism

Find the volume of the prism at the right.

The volume of the rectangular prism is 4800 cm3.

Check Understanding Finding Volume of a Triangular Prism

Find the volume of the triangular prism at the right.

Each base of the triangular prism is an equilateral triangle. An altitude of the triangle divides it into two 30-60-90 triangles. The area of the base is 8 4 or 16 in.2.

The volume of the triangular prism is 160

in.3.

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