math help

kuhliloach

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in a detailed description can someone please explain how to find the volume of a cone?

thank you.
 
geometry, i know what the the letters and numbers mean in the formula it's just their order and what you do with them confuses me.
 
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i'm not trying to rush you but i thought i heard you say you could help. if you didn't that's fine, i can look somewhere else.
 
The volume of a cone is 1/3(Area of Base)(height) = 1/3 P r*r h

r-radius of the base (circle)
h-height of the cone
P- Pi ~3.1415
 
The volume of a cone is 1/3(Area of Base)(height) = 1/3 P r*r h

r-radius of the base (circle)
h-height of the cone
P- Pi ~3.1415
so 1/3 of pi x r x r x h is the height and and the base is 1/3 of the circles area and then multiply the results?
 
Just multiply pi, the squared radius(r x r), the height, and 1/3 together. You don't have to worry about the order, one of the nice things about multiplication. I thought you were asking for a proof, lol. I like calc proofs so much better than geometric. And the calc proof is so much simpler.
 
Just multiply pi, the squared radius(r x r), the height, and 1/3 together. You don't have to worry about the order, one of the nice things about multiplication. I thought you were asking for a proof, lol. I like calc proofs so much better than geometric. And the calc proof is so much simpler.

1/3 of what or is it it's own number?
 
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