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Question 1193641: At what distance from the base of a right circular cone must a plane be passed parallel to the base in order that the volume of the frustum formed shall be three-fifths of the volume of the given cone.
Anyone could u pls. help me please how to get this one using a FORMULA of the cone or frustum. I kinda having a hard time figuring out how this problem will be solved using a formula. But I know one thing, its answer is 0.26319. thaaanks. Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):