SOLUTION: Hello! The problem I have is that I need to "find the volume of a cone slant height of which is nine times the radius and the height of 12√5 units." Either I am not sure ho

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Question 1132645: Hello!
The problem I have is that I need to "find the volume of a cone slant height of which is nine times the radius and the height of 12√5 units."
Either I am not sure how to write the answer, or I don't understand what is being asked, or I am doing it wrong. I tried 2880π√(5), and 4π√(5)r^2, but neither of those worked.
Thanks for helping!

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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given:
slant height
the height


from right triangle, slant height is hypotenuse, the radius and the height are legs







.....square both sides













=>slant height

then






-> exact solution

approximately:



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