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The following cone has a height of 12 cm and a slant height of 13 cm. A right angle is formed between the height and radius of the cone

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Answer:

5cm

Explanation:

User TBouder
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Answer:

Radius of cone = 5cm

Explanation:

You can figure out a radius of the base of the cone by using Pythagoras as you know the hypotenuse (slant height) and the height of the triangle so:

13^2-12^2 =radius^2


169-144 =25 = radius^2\\


radius = 5cm

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