SOLUTION: A pile of sand is in the shape of a cone with a diameter that is twice the height. Express the volume, V, of the sand as a function of the height, h.

Question 500373: A pile of sand is in the shape of a cone with a diameter that is twice the height. Express the volume, V, of the sand as a function of the height, h.
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A pile of sand is in the shape of a cone with a diameter that is twice the height.
Express the volume, V, of the sand as a function of the height, h.
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The vol of cone: V =

:
The radius is half the diameter, therefore r = h, therefore:
V =

V =

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