What is the radius of the cone? 12 in the middle,8 at the bottom,
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4 - not selected, this is the correct answer
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10 - no response given
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8 - incorrect
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12 - no response given
The radius of the cone is 4 inches.
explain
The radius of a cone is the distance from the center of the circular base to any point on the edge of the base. In this case, we are given that the cone has a larger radius of 12 inches at the middle (top) and a smaller radius of 8 inches at the bottom. The radius of the cone is not constant, it changes along the height of the cone.
Since the question asks for the radius of the cone, we need to determine the value of the radius at any specific point. In this case, we are asked for the radius at the middle of the cone, which is given as 12 inches. Therefore, the correct answer is 12 inches.