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10th grade Why the volume formulas work (Cavalieri's principle) worksheet

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Why the volume formulas work (Cavalieri's principle)

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  1. Kira matches a half-ball of radius 3 cm, slice by slice, to a can (radius and height 3 cm) with a cone scooped out. What is the half-ball's volume, in terms of π (like 14π)?

  2. Luz matches a half-ball of radius 6 cm, slice by slice, to a can (radius and height 6 cm) with a cone scooped out. What is the half-ball's volume, in terms of π (like 14π)?

  3. Milo matches a half-ball of radius 9 cm, slice by slice, to a can (radius and height 9 cm) with a cone scooped out. What is the half-ball's volume, in terms of π (like 14π)?

  4. Pia's sand pyramid has a 6 by 6 cm base and is 10 cm tall. A cone just as tall has a base of the same area. What is the cone's volume in cubic cm?

  5. Ren's pyramid tent has a 9 by 9 cm base and is 5 cm tall. A cone just as tall has a base of the same area. What is the cone's volume in cubic cm?

  6. Tala's pyramid roof has a 4 by 4 cm base and is 12 cm tall. A cone just as tall has a base of the same area. What is the cone's volume in cubic cm?

  7. Zee's pyramid box has a 12 by 12 cm base and is 7 cm tall. A cone just as tall has a base of the same area. What is the cone's volume in cubic cm?

  8. “Sketch:” Bo builds two towers 9 cm tall: a leaning stack of squares and a straight stack of circles. Every slice is 25 square cm. How do their volumes compare, and why?

    • Can't tell: squares and circles are different shapes.
    • Equal: same slice area at every height.
    • The leaning tower is bigger, because it leans.
    • The round tower is bigger, because circles are wider.
  9. Esme compares a leaning cone and a straight cone with the same base and the same height straight up. Which statement is right?

    • The straight cone holds more, because it is taller.
    • Use the leaning cone's longest side as its height.
    • The leaning cone holds more, because it leans.
    • Equal volumes: their slices match at every height.
  10. A ball fits snugly in a can. Jun wants to show the ball is two thirds of the can. Which idea works?

    • The ball touches the can in three places.
    • The ball is the can plus two cones.
    • No rule links them: a ball's slices are circles but the can's are rings.
    • Each half-ball is a half-can minus a cone, so the ball is the can minus two cones.
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About this worksheet

Why the volume formulas work (Cavalieri's principle). Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can explain why a leaning stack has the same volume as a straight one.
  • I can compare two solids by the areas of their slices at each height.
  • I can show that a half-ball is a can with a cone taken out.

Standard: G-GMD.A.1, G-GMD.A.2 (+)

Words to know

Cavalieri's principle: Equal slice areas at every height, same height: equal volumes.

slice (cross-section): The flat shape a straight cut makes, drawn flat.

oblique (leaning): Slanted to one side, like a pushed stack of coins.

height: Straight up from the base, never along a slanted side.

Common mistakes

Your child used the slanted side of a leaning solid as its height.

Your child thought that leaning a stack changes how much it holds. Push a stack of coins so it leans and count the coins.

Your child thought two solids can only be compared if their slices are the same shape.

What to say

Ask: if you push a stack of books so it leans, does it get any taller?

Ask: can a square and a circle have the same area?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with why the volume formulas work (cavalieri's principle)?

Your child used the slanted side of a leaning solid as its height.

How can I help my child with why the volume formulas work (cavalieri's principle)?

Ask: if you push a stack of books so it leans, does it get any taller?

Are these 10th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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