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QuestionA right cone has a slant height of 20 feet, and the diameter of the base is 24feet. What is the height, h, of the cone?2024A. 544B. 16 ftC. 12 ftD. 256 ft

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height of the cone can be found by,


h^2=l^2-r^2

l,slant height = 20

diameter =24

so radius =12


h^2=20^2-12^2
h^2=256

h=16

so the height is 16ft

Thus the answer is B (16 ft)

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