Surface Area and Volume (Mensuration)
FUNDAMENTAL
Volume of a Solid
The amount of space enclosed by the bounding surface or surfaces of a solid is called the volume of the solid and is measured in cubic units. For e.g., the amount of water in litres (which is measured in cu.dm.) in a fully filled glass of water, represents volume of glass.
Note: To keep you familiar with NCERT (which is the base book for CBSE), we have included portions of NCERT, at a few places, with some modifications.
We will basically be studying THREE categories of solids - PRISMS, PYRAMIDS and SPHERES. Lastly, we will touch little on POLYHEDRONS without going into much details.
What is a prism?
A prism is a solid in which two congruent and parallel polygons form
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