Question

A cone has a radius of 6 inches and a height of 10 inches . What is the exact volume of the cone ?

A. 360 pie in^3
B. 240 pie in^3
C. 40 pie in^3

Answer 1

or D. 120 pie in^3

Answer 2

http://math.about.com/od/formulas/ss/surfaceareavol_2.htm

Answer 3

\[V=\pi(r^{2})\frac{ h }{ 3 }\]

where r is the radius
h is height

Answer 4

substitute your values into it

Answer 5

that is the formula for the volume of the cone :)

Answer 6

\[V = \Pi (6^{2) } \frac{10 }{3 }\]

Answer 7

@amorfide

Answer 8

yes that is correct

Answer 9

now simplify

Answer 10

you know what 6 squared is
multiply by 10/3
then multiply by pi