Question

How are the formulas for the volume of a cylinder, pyramid, and cone derived? In words please. As simple as possible!!!

Answer 1

@amistre64 please help!!!!

Answer 2

@phi

Answer 3

@amistre64

Answer 4

@amistre64 please help!!! very urgent!!!!

Answer 5

pfft, im out .... nothing i do is simple

Answer 6

well okay

Answer 7

ill try to understand

Answer 8

this sounds more course related then anything else. im not sure how they did it back in the olden days.

Answer 9

if you take a cone, made from a cylindar .... and submerge it into a water filled container; the amount of water that comes out is equal to 1/3 ofthe original amount

Answer 10

is that all i need to know?

Answer 11

like i said, course related .... im not sure WHAT you actually need.

Answer 12

this is it I'm pretty sure!

Answer 13

so that's the answer I need?

Answer 14

I came out wrong not the answer but some guidance

Answer 15

like i said, im not sure what it is that you need. im not real sure how they derived them to start with. its a history thing

Answer 16

oh but if that's what i need is that what I'm looking for?

Answer 17

hello?

Answer 18

@amistre64