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Learning Goal

Part of: Explain volume formulas and use them to solve problems — 1 of 3 cluster items

Explain circle area and volume formulas

HSG.GMD.A.1

**HSG.GMD.A.1**: Give an informal argument for the formulas for the circumference of a circle, area of a circle, volume of a cylinder, pyramid, and cone. Use dissection arguments, Cavalieri's principle, and informal limit arguments.

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HSG.GMD.A.1: Give an informal argument for the formulas for the circumference of a circle, area of a circle, volume of a cylinder, pyramid, and cone. Use dissection arguments, Cavalieri's principle, and informal limit arguments.

What you'll learn

  1. Give an informal argument for why the circumference formula C = 2Ï€r is reasonable using approximation by polygons
  2. Give an informal argument for why the area formula A = πr² is reasonable using dissection or limit arguments
  3. Give an informal argument for why the volume formula V = πr²h for a cylinder is reasonable
  4. Give an informal argument for why the volume formula V = (1/3)Bh for a pyramid is reasonable using Cavalieri's principle or dissection
  5. Give an informal argument for why the volume formula V = (1/3)πr²h for a cone is reasonable
  6. Explain the difference between an informal argument (plausibility reasoning) and a formal proof

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