High School Geometry
Domain Geometric Measure and Dimension
Cluster Explain volume formulas and use them to solve problems
Standard Give an informal argument for the formulas for the circumference of a circle, area of a circle, volume of a cylinder, pyramid, and cone. <span class='clarification'>Use dissection arguments, Cavalieri's principle, and informal limit arguments.</span>

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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Circumference of a circle
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Area of a circle
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Volume formulas for cylinders and prisms
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Volume of a Special Pyramid
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