How do you work out the volume of an object?

Question

In the simplest form possible please.

Answer 1

The volume of any object is the ammount of space it can accomodate. With that being said, here are the basic equations for the most basic shapes:

For a sphere,
V = pi * d^3 / 6
V = pi * 4 * r^3 / 3

For a circular cylinder,
V = pi * d^2 * h / 4

For a rectangular prism
V = a * b * h

A cube is a special case of a rectangular prism in which all the sides are equal to a. The volume equation then becomes;
V = a^3

Answer 2

Hi,
Put it in a bowl of water then place the object into it, weigh the water that's displaced and this will give you the objects Volume, sorry I can't remember the weight of water = volume formal but it's easy.

Answer 3

simplest is a box.

height x width x depth.

But that only works for boxes.

If you want the formulae go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume

Answer 4

measure some water in a measuring cup or a bucket that measures water. gently put in the object and count how many cups/ml/liters/ect. the water went up, and there's your volume

Answer 5

Multiply height by surface area of the base

Answer 6

length x breadth x height