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Formulas for the Volumes of Some Common Solids
SolidVolume1
cubel3
right rectangular parallelepipedlwh
prismBh
right circular cylinderπr2h
pyramid 1/3Bh
right circular cone 1/3πr2h
sphere 4/3πr3

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

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