A treatise on special or elementary geometry (1877)
Olney, Edward, 1827-1887, Olney, Edward, 1827-1887. Elements of trigonometry, plane and spherical · New York : Sheldon · leaf 216
prisms. Now,the volume of each triangular prism is H into itsbase; hence, the sum of the volumes is H into thesum of the bases, i.e., H into the base of the wholeprism. 489. Cor. 1.—T/ie volume of a right prismis equal to the product of its edge into itsbase. 490. Cor. 2.—Prisms of the same… … PROPOSITION xn. 491, Theorem.—Tlie volume of a cylinder of revolution isequal to the product of its base and altitude, i. e., ;rRH, H being thealtitude and K the radius of the base. Dem.—Inscribe any regular right j)i-ism in the cylinder,as in {4:81). The volume of this prism is equal to theproduct…
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