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Geometry: Measurements
Measuring Volume of Prisms with Unit Cubes
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Measuring Volume of Rectangular Prisms with Unit Cubes
Introduction
Volume measures the amount of three-dimensional space inside an object. Filling a rectangular prism with unit cubes and counting them is a concrete way to understan...
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Transcript
Liam is building a rectangular prism using unit cubes.
A unit cube measures 1 unit in length, 1 unit in width, and 1 unit in height, so each cube has a volume of 1 cubic unit.
To find the volume of the prism, He begins by looking at the bottom layer, which forms the base of the prism.
In this layer, there are 4 cubes in each r...
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