How do you determine the amount of liquid a paper cone can hold with a 1.5-inch diameter and a 5-inch height if the volume formula is given by #Volume = (pi r^2 (h))/3# , where r= the radius , and h= the height of the cone?
1 Answer
May 30, 2018
Explanation:
We are given the volume of a cone is:
Volume
We are told that our cone has a diameter of 1.5 inches and a height of 5 inches.
Radius
Applying the formula above:
Volume
Hence our cone can hold approximately 2.945 cubic inches of liquid.