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Exploring Cavalieri's Principle

Published on 03/30/2012

Activity Overview

Students explore Cavalieri's Principle for cross sectional area and volume.

Key Steps

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    Students explore the volume of an oblique cylinder by moving a point and changing the angle of the cylinder.

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    Then, students will investigate the volume of a triangular pyramid.

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