Estimating Volume of Tree Slice
FLMath 4 - MW Geometry Group
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First, we traced the slice of the tree trunk to find its perimeter. This let us find the area of the base of the slice using big graph paper.
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Then we found the height (thickness) of the tree slice using 1 inch cubes. The slice is 5 inches thick or has a height of 5 inches.
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We made rectangles inside the perimeter of the tree slice to find the area in square inches. Then we added all the extra bits together. We found the slice had an area of 606 square inches.
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Last, we found the volume of the slice by multiplying the area of 606 square inches by height of 5 inches and got a volume of 3030 cubic inches!
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