•  
agra,ahmedabad,ajmer,akola,aligarh,ambala,amravati,amritsar,aurangabad,ayodhya,bangalore,bareilly,bathinda,bhagalpur,bhilai,bhiwani,bhopal,bhubaneswar,bikaner,bilaspur,bokaro,chandigarh,chennai,coimbatore,cuttack,dehradun,delhi ncr,dhanbad,dibrugarh,durgapur,faridabad,ferozpur,gandhinagar,gaya,ghaziabad,goa,gorakhpur,greater noida,gurugram,guwahati,gwalior,haldwani,haridwar,hisar,hyderabad,indore,jabalpur,jaipur,jalandhar,jammu,jamshedpur,jhansi,jodhpur,jorhat,kaithal,kanpur,karimnagar,karnal,kashipur,khammam,kharagpur,kochi,kolhapur,kolkata,kota,kottayam,kozhikode,kurnool,kurukshetra,latur,lucknow,ludhiana,madurai,mangaluru,mathura,meerut,moradabad,mumbai,muzaffarpur,mysore,nagpur,nanded,narnaul,nashik,nellore,noida,palwal,panchkula,panipat,pathankot,patiala,patna,prayagraj,puducherry,pune,raipur,rajahmundry,ranchi,rewa,rewari,rohtak,rudrapur,saharanpur,salem,secunderabad,silchar,siliguri,sirsa,solapur,sri-ganganagar,srinagar,surat,thrissur,tinsukia,tiruchirapalli,tirupati,trivandrum,udaipur,udhampur,ujjain,vadodara,vapi,varanasi,vellore,vijayawada,visakhapatnam,warangal,yamuna-nagar
Volume of a Prism

Volume of a Prism

Definition

A prism is a three-dimensional polyhedron resembling a three-dimensional parallelogram. The capacity or the quantity a prism can hold inside it is known as its volume. There are different prism shapes, like rectangular, square, triangular, hexagonal, pentagonal, octagonal, etc. Every prism has its base in different shapes, triangular, hexagonal, square, rectangular, etc. Strictly speaking, a pyramid is not a prism. Prism has identical bases, whereas pyramids have only one identical base.
A prism has identical top and base that are parallel to each other.
The side faces of a prism are flat.
There are no curve sides on a prism.
The prism has the same cross-section along its length.
The volume of a prism is measured in cubic meters, cubic centimeters, cubic feet, etc., and is denoted as m3, cm3, ft3, etc.

Formula for volume of different shapes of prism

Shape

Base

Volume of Prism = Base area × height

Volume formula

Triangular Prism

Triangular

Volume of triangular prism = Area of triangle × height of the prism

Volume of triangular prism = ½ x base x height x length

Square Prism

Square

Volume of square prism = Area of square × height of the prism

Volume of square prism = length x breadth x height

Rectangular Prism

Rectangular

Volume of rectangular prism = Area of rectangle × height of the prism

Volume of rectangular prism = length x breadth x height

Trapezoidal Prism

Trapezoidal

Volume of trapezoidal prism = Area of trapezoid × height of the prism

Volume of trapezoidal prism = Area of trapezoid × height of the prism

Pentagonal Prism

Pentagonal

Volume of pentagonal prism = Area of pentagon × height of the prism

Volume of pentagonal prism = 5/2 x base x height x length 

Hexagonal Prism

Hexagonal

Volume of hexagonal prism = Area of hexagon × height of the prism

Volume of hexagonal prism = 3 x breadth x height x length

Octagonal Prism

Octagonal

Volume of octagonal prism = Area of octagon × height of the prism

Volume of octagonal prism = Area of octagon × height of the prism


Calculation of volume of a prism

We can calculate the volume of a prism by the following steps:
1.) Find the dimensions of the prism.
2.) Determine the shape of the prism and note down the formula from the table above of the specific shape of the prism.
3.) Find the product of the dimensions of the prism and put the relevant units after the numeric value.

Calculation of volume of a prism

Example 1: Find the volume of the prism as shown in the figure.
Solution:

From the given, we can say the shape of the prism is triangular. Therefore, from the triangular prism formula we have,
Volume of the prism = Area of triangle × height of the prism
Area of triangle = ½ x base x height = ½ 12 x 16 = 96 m2.
Volume of the prism = 96 x 20 = 1920 m3.

Example 2: Find the area of the prism whose area is 60 square meters and height is 5 meter.
Solution:

We know the volume of the prism = area x height.
Therefore, the volume of the prism = 60 x 5 = 300 cubic meters.

NEET Related Links

NEET Exam 

NEET  Exam Dates

NEET  Exam pattern

NEET  Syllabus

NEET  Eligibility Criteria

NEET  Application

NEET UG Counselling

NEET FAQ

NEET UG Result

NEET  Cut Off

JEE MAIN Related Links

JEE Main 

JEE Main Rank Predictor 

JEE Main College Predictor 

JEE Main  Exam Dates

JEE Main  Exam pattern

JEE Main  Application

JEE Main  Eligibility Criteria

JEE Main  Syllabus

JEE Main  Physics Syllabus

JEE Main  Maths Syllabus

JEE Main  Chemistry Syllabus

JEE Main  Admit Card

JEE Main  Counselling

JEE Main marks vs rank vs percentile

JEE Advanced Related Links

JEE Advanced  Exam Dates

JEE Advanced  Application

JEE Advanced  Eligibility Criteria

JEE Advanced  Syllabus

JEE Advanced  Maths Syllabus

JEE Advanced  Physics Syllabus

JEE Advanced  Chemistry Syllabus

JEE Advanced Exam Result

JEE Advanced Exam Dates

JEE Advanced Registration Dates

CUET Related Links

CUET  Eligibility Criteria

CUET  Admit Card

CUET  Exam Pattern

CUET  FAQs

CUET  Counselling

CUET  Syllabus

CUET  Result

CUET  Answer Key

CUET  Preparation

CUET CUTOFF

CUET  Application Form

Important Topics

Talk to our expert
Resend OTP Timer =
By submitting up, I agree to receive all the Whatsapp communication on my registered number and Aakash terms and conditions and privacy policy