Now shift the pieces all slightly in the same direction from the piece below it: Sketch your shape below. Note that this is called an oblique cone. Did you change the volume when you shifted the pieces? In this activity you have observed Principle. principal applies to two Cavalieri’s Cavalieri’s solid figures that have the same height and to planes parallel to the bases. Try stating principle in your own words. Cavalier’s
Now shift the pieces all slightly in the same direction from the piece below it: Sketch your shape below. Note that this is called an oblique cone. Did you change the volume when you shifted the pieces? In this activity you have observed Cavalieri’s Principle. Cavalieri’s principal applies to two solid figures that have the same height and to planes parallel to the bases. Try stating Cavalier’s principle in your own words.