Triangle Volume

The Triangle Volume calculator computes the volume of a triangular  Triangular Volume shaped object (such as a prism) given the length the triangle's three sides and the height (h) of the area.

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:

• (a) Length Side a
• (b) Length Side b
• (c) Length Side c
• (h) Height of Triangular Shape

Triangle Volume (V): The volume is returned in cubic meters.  However, this can be automatically converted to compatible units via the pull-down menu.

The Math / Science

Volume of a uniformed shaped object such as an octagon column is derived by the following formula:

       Volume = Area * Height

Where the Area of Triangle based on the length of three sides is:

`Area = sqrt((a+b+c)/2((a+b+c)/2-a)((a+b+c)/2-b)((a+b+c)/2-c))`  

where:

• a, b, c are the length of the three sides 

See Also

For the volume of other polygon based volumes (columns), see the following:

• Triangular Volume - 3 sided regular column
• Square Volume - 4 sided regular column
• Pentagon Volume - 5 sided regular column
• Hexagon Volume - 6 sided regular column
• Heptagon Volume - 7 sided regular column
• Octagon Volume - 8 sided regular column
• Nonagon Volume - 9 sided regular column
• Decagon Volume - 10 sided regular column
• Hendecagon Volume  - 11 sided regular column
• Dodecagon Volume  - 12 sided regular column