A cone just fits inside a cylinder with volume 300cm^3. What is the volume of the cone?
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100 cm^3 is the answer.
To find the volume of the cone, we need to know the height and radius of the cone.
Let's assume the height of the cone is h and the radius of the cone is r.
The volume of a cone can be calculated using the formula:
V = (1/3) * π * r^2 * h
Now, if the cone just fits inside the cylinder, then the height and radius of the cone would be equal to the height and radius of the cylinder.
Since the volume of the cylinder is given as 300 cm^3, we can calculate the volume using the formula:
V = π * r^2 * h
We can set up the equation as follows:
300 = π * r^2 * h
Now, we need to solve for the volume of the cone.
Using the formula for the volume of a cone, we can rearrange the equation as follows:
V = (1/3) * π * r^2 * h
V = (1/3) * π * r^2 * h = (1/3) * (π * r^2 * h)
Since the height and radius of the cone are equal to the height and radius of the cylinder, we can substitute r and h with the values given in the question.
Let's say the height and radius of the cylinder are 10 cm.
Substituting the values, we get:
V = (1/3) * π * (10^2) * 10
V = (1/3) * π * 100 * 10
V = (1/3) * π * 1000
V = 333.33 cm^3
Therefore, the volume of the cone is approximately 333.33 cm^3.
To find the volume of the cone, we can use the formula:
Volume of a cone = (1/3) * π * r^2 * h
where π is a constant approximately equal to 3.14159, r is the radius of the base of the cone, and h is the height of the cone.
Since the cone just fits inside the cylinder, the volume of the cone will be equal to the volume of the cylinder.
Let's assume the radius of the cylinder is R and its height is H. We are given that the volume of the cylinder is 300 cm^3, so we have:
Volume of the cylinder = π * R^2 * H = 300 cm^3
Now, we need to find the relationship between the radius (r) and height (h) of the cone with the radius (R) and height (H) of the cylinder.
The cone just fits inside the cylinder, so the base of the cone will have the same radius as the cylinder. Therefore, r = R.
Also, since the cone just fits inside the cylinder, the height of the cone (h) will be equal to the height of the cylinder (H).
Now, we can substitute r = R and h = H into the volume formula for the cylinder:
Volume of the cone = π * r^2 * h = π * R^2 * H = 300 cm^3
So, the volume of the cone is 300 cm^3.