SOLUTION: a cone is 8cm high and has a base diameter of 12cm.its slant height is

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Question 972912: a cone is 8cm high and has a base diameter of 12cm.its slant height is
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Slant height of a cone is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with altitude one leg and the radius of the circle at the base the other.
The diameter is 6 cm, the height 8 cm, and the slant height is 10 cm, a 6-8-10 right triangle.