SOLUTION: If a cone and a cylinder have the same height AND diameter, which one has the larger volume? Why?

SOLUTION: If a cone and a cylinder have the same height AND diameter, which one has the larger volume? Why?

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Question 302387: If a cone and a cylinder have the same height AND diameter, which one has the larger volume? Why?
Answer by london maths tutor(243) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The volume of a cone is :

The volume of a cylinder is:

So clearly, The volume of cylinder is larger because the volume of cone is 1/3 of cylinder.
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