document.write( "Question 4915: A cone and a cylinder have equal bases and equal altitudes. The volume of the cone is what fraction of the volume of the cylinder \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #2420 by rapaljer(4671)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! As I said in my answer to the last question, the volume of a cylinder is 3 times the volume of a comparable cone or pyramid.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cylinder: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cone: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Because the cone comes to a point on the top (or bottom), it is only 1/3 what it would have been if it had been a cylinder.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "R^2 at SCC \n" ); document.write( " |