SOLUTION: If a cone and a cylinder have the same height AND diameter, which one has the larger volume? Why?

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Question 302387: If a cone and a cylinder have the same height AND diameter, which one has the larger volume? Why?
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The volume of a cone is :
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The volume of a cylinder is:
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So clearly, The volume of cylinder is larger because the volume of cone is 1/3 of cylinder.