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You have a cone with a radius of 4 ft and a height of 12 ft. What is the height of the triangle formed by a perpendicular cross-section through the cone’s center?

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check the picture.

ABC is the triangle formed by a perpendicular cross-section through the cone's center.

The height OC of this triangle, is the height of the cone.

So the height is equal to 12 ft.


Answer: 12 ft.
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