Question

an ice cream cone has a diameter across the top of 6cm, and sloping side of 13cm. How deep is the cone

Answer 1

first can u find the radius?

Answer 2

yeah its 3

Answer 3

yes...now the cone looks like this

do u see a right angle triangle there?

Answer 4

yeah i do

Answer 5

which theorem u use when u have 2 sides of a right angle triangle?

Answer 6

c2=a2+b2

Answer 7

Good work @hartnn

Answer 8

very good ....can u apply that pythagoras theorem in this question and find the depth? like this? now can u find d??