Volume of a cone from the matching cylinder
A cone has one third of the volume of a cylinder with the same radius and height.
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A cylinder and a cone have the same radius and the same height. The cylinder has a volume of 243π cm³. What is the volume of the cone, in terms of π? Write it like 12π.
Answer: 81π
A cylinder and a cone have the same radius and the same height. The cylinder has a volume of 99π cm³. What is the volume of the cone, in terms of π? Write it like 12π.
Answer: 33π
A cylinder and a cone have the same radius and the same height. The cylinder has a volume of 1377π cm³. What is the volume of the cone, in terms of π? Write it like 12π.
Answer: 459π
Tip: A cone has one third of the volume of a cylinder with the same radius and height.
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