What is the volume a cone?

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Guest May 15, 2014

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A cone is a circular pyramid.

The volume of any pyramid is $$\frac{1}{3}$$ x area of base x perpendicular height

now the base is a circle and the area of a circle is $$\pi r^2$$

so

$$V=\frac{1}{3}\: \pi r^2h\quad units^3$$

Melody May 15, 2014

Melody · Answer 1 · 2014-05-15T04:08:00

A cone is a circular pyramid.

The volume of any pyramid is $$\frac{1}{3}$$ x area of base x perpendicular height

now the base is a circle and the area of a circle is $$\pi r^2$$

so

$$V=\frac{1}{3}\: \pi r^2h\quad units^3$$