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Formulas for the Volumes of Some Common Solids

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Formulas for the Volumes of Some Common Solids

Abbreviations: B = area of base; h = height; r = radius; l = length; w = width.

Formulas for the Volumes of Some Common Solids

Solid	Volume

cube	l³
right rectangular parallelepiped	lwh
prism	Bh
right circular cylinder	π r²h
pyramid	1/3 Bh
right circular cone	1/3 π r²h
sphere	4/3 π r³

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volume measure of solid content or capacity, usually expressed in units that are the cubes of linear units, such as cubic inches and cubic centimeters, or in units of dry and liquid measure, such as bushels, gallons, and liters. Volumes of complicated geometric forms are often calculated using integral calculus . See the table entitled Formulas for the Volumes of Some Common Solids .

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