Surface Area and Volume

Prisms and Pyramids are similar because their surface area formulas are somewhat alike. A prism's formula for surface area is mainly finding the base times the height. A pyramid's formula is the base times the height divided by three. The only difference between the two is the pyramid is divided by three. A cylinder and cone are also alike is some ways. A cylinder's surface area formula is 2 x 3.14 x the radius squared + 2 x 3.14 x the radius x the height. A cone's surface area formula is S=L+B; however before finding the surface area you must find the lateral area of each side, using L= 3.14 x the radius x the length. This is how these figures are alike and different because their surface area formulas are almost the same but not exactly. The prims' and pyramids' volume formula are not alike. The prism has many different volume formulas, such as cube= s cubed, rectangular= l x wx h, and V= b x h. The pyramid's volume formula is just V= b x h divided by three. The cylinders and cones are alike except for the cone is divided by three. These are the differences and similarities of prims, pyramids, cones, and cylinders.