document.write( "Question 694290: slant height of frustum of cone is 5cm .if difference between radius of its two circular ends is 4cm .write the height of frustum.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #427820 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "make a sketch of its cross section and draw in the height
\n" ); document.write( "I see a right -angled triangle with height h, so that\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"l%5E2=h%5E2%2B%28R-r%29%5E2\"...where \"R\" and \"r\" are \"radii\" of the base, \"h\" is \"height\", and \"l\" is \"slant_height\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"l=5cm\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the difference between radius of its two circular ends is \"%28R-r%29=+4cm\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"l%5E2=h%5E2%2B%28R-r%29%5E2\"....plug in given values\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%5E2=h%5E2%2B4%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"25+=h%5E2+%2B+16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2+=+25-16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2+=+9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28h+=+3cm%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "as you can see, the infamous \"3-4-5\" right-angled triangle\r
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