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What is the formula for the volume of a cone? (Use the word Pi instead of the symbol)

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Answer:

(1/3) Pi r^2 h

Explanation:

The volume of a cone (or pyramid, for that matter) is 1/3 the area of the base times the height.

Cones have bases that are circles, so their areas are Pi r^2, usually written
\pi r^2, Pi times the radius squared.


V=(1)/(3)\pi r^2h

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