Common Core · High school
HSG-GMD.A.3
High school — Use volume formulas for cylinders, pyramids, cones and spheres to solve problems.
The skill that covers it
What a student should be able to do
- Relate the scale factor of similar solids to the ratio of their surface areas and volumes.
- Find the area of a regular polygon from its apothem and perimeter.
- Find the area or volume of a composite figure by splitting it into known pieces.
- Identify the cross-section of a solid and use density in a measurement problem.