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Find the volume of the cone & round to two decimal places. Thanks! :)

Find the volume of the cone & round to two decimal places. Thanks! :)-example-1
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Find the volume of the cone & round to two decimal places. Thanks! :)-example-1
User Wobblycogs
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The 68° will get you 1/2 the base if you use the right trig function.
After that, all you need do is use the Cone Formula for Volume.

Step One
Find 1/2 the base.
The height and 1/2 the base are in a right triangle. Put into more formal language
Tan(68°) = Opposite side / Adjacent Side

Givens
Angle = 68°
Opposite Side = 4.2 feet.

Substitute
Adjacent side = opposite Side / Tan(68°)
Adjacent side = 4.2 / Tan(68°)
Adjacent side = 1.697 feet

Step Two
Find the Volume

Formula
V = 1/3 pi r^2 h

Givens
V = ???
pi = 3.14
r = 1.6969
h = 4.2 feet.

Solve
V = 1/3 3.14 * 1.6969^2 * 4.2
V = 12.66 cubic feet.
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