document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=900859>Question 900859</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The formula for the slant height of a right circular cone is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r2 + h2,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " where r is the length of a radius of the base, and h is the altitude of the cone. Find the altitude of a cone whose slant height is 5 inches and whose radius is 3 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s for slant height,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given s=5 and r=5,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve the formula for h.<BR>\n" );
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