Unit 6, Lesson 16
Finding Cone Dimensions
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The volume of a cone with radius is given by the formula .
This cone has a height 3 units and radius units.
The volume of this cone is given by the equation cubic units.
This statement is true:
What does the radius of this cone have to be? Explain how you know.
Each row of the table has some information about a particular cone. Complete the table with the missing dimensions.
| diameter (units) | radius (units) | area of the base (square units) | height (units) | volume of cone (cubic units) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 3 | |||
| b | 8 | ||||
| c | |||||
| d | 20 | ||||
| e | 6 | ||||
| f | 3 |
A movie theater offers two containers:
Which container is the better value? Use 3.14 as an approximation for .