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volume d'un cône |
2006-11-29 |
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Emmanuel pose la question :
On peut diviser un cube en 3 pyramides et ainsi en déduire le volume d'une pyramide. Mais comment peut-on déduire le volume d'un cône de celui d'un cylindre? Comment visualise-t-on la division d'un cylindre en trois?
Claude Tardif lui répond. |
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Volume d'un cône |
2006-04-24 |
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Christelle pose la question :
Caroline décide de se servir de ses connaissances mathématiques pour "rouler" son petit frère: "Arthur, dit-elle, je te propose que nous mettions chaucun un euro dans l'achat d'un cône glacé. Je mangerai la première, jusqu'à mi-hauteur, et toi, tu auras la seconde moitié."
Combien la part de Caroline représenterai-elle par rapport à celle de son petit frère s'il acceptait ?
Claude Tardif lui répond. |
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A pattern for a truncated cone |
2013-12-20 |
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Josh pose la question :
I need to know how to layout a truncated cone with a base diameter of 18" a top
Diameter 15.25 and a height of 20". Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Penny Nom with a spreadsheet by Don lui répond. |
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Solving a cone |
2008-01-29 |
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Marija pose la question :
[Note: this problem shows how to solve anything about a cone if you are given two measurements.]
Is there a formula for finding the diameter of the base of the cone?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Pattern for a truncated cone |
2007-05-11 |
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Mike pose la question :
I have been trying to get this cone flat so I can build this column. Can you please help me so I can figure this out? Thanks for your help.
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The height of a cone |
2021-05-13 |
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Carmen pose la question :
If a cone has a slant height of 25 inches and a radius of 7 inches what is the
height in inches of the cone?
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A sand castle in the shape of a truncated cone |
2020-05-23 |
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Summer pose la question :
A sand castle is in the shape of a truncated cone as shown. Calculate the length of the diameter of the base.
The diameter of the top of the truncated cone is 20cm
The height is 30cm
The slopes are 32cm
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Maximizing the volume of a cone |
2020-05-18 |
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Ella pose la question :
Hello, this is question - 'If you take a circle with a radius of 42cm and cut a sector from it,
the remaining shape can be curled around to form a cone. Find the sector
angle that produces the maximum volume for the cone made from your circle.'
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The missing diameter of a truncated cone |
2020-04-17 |
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Brandon pose la question :
Need a formula to find missing large Dia of a truncated cone where the small dia =.19" Height= 2" and taper =16deg
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The volume of a coffee cup |
2020-01-25 |
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Amirah pose la question :
What is the volume of a polystyrene cup with a height of 8cm, diameter of 5cm at the top and 4cm at the bottom when it is filled with water?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Volume of a tree |
2019-12-19 |
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Maria pose la question :
I have trees for sale. I need to calculate the volume of a tree from base which is wider than the stem.The base will be used for the making of hurleys, similar to hockey sticks so the wider base is crucial.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A flat top cone |
2019-08-25 |
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Mary pose la question :
I want to make a paper model of a flat top cone with the radius of the base is 12.5 cm and the radius of the apex is 7 cm.The height is 15 cm and the radius of the apex is 5 cm. The height is 15 cm.
Can you help me with the angle and construction, please?
Thanks.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone of maximum volume |
2019-08-14 |
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Refilwe pose la question :
The slant height of a cone is 10cm. Determine the radius of the base so that the volume of the cone is a maximum
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The maximum volume of a cone |
2019-07-14 |
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A student pose la question :
find the maximum volume of a cone if the sum of it height and volume is 10 cm.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The top half of a cone |
2019-02-27 |
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danica pose la question :
What portion of the height from top that the cone be cut into two equal volume?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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An ice cream cone |
2019-02-05 |
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Eyuel pose la question :
a scoop of ice cream has a 3-inch radius how tall should the ice cream cone at the same radius be in order to contain all of the ice creams inside the cone
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cylinder with a cone on top |
2019-01-16 |
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Berania pose la question :
A water tower in New York City has the shape of a cylinder with a cone on top. The cylinder has a diameter of 12 feet and a height of 15 feet. The roof has an inclination angle of 25 degrees.
(a) Determine the height of the cone to the nearest tenth of a foot.
(b) Determine the overall volume of the tower to the nearest cubic foot.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The top of a truncated cone |
2018-12-02 |
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Sameer pose la question :
Bottom cone radius 1124.height is 200. Top radius 15degree decree to bottom radius. Top radius how much ?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Two cones formed from two circular sectors |
2018-11-30 |
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APARNA pose la question :
The central angles of two sector of a circle are 60° and 120° . Using these sectors two cones are made. If the radius of the smaller cone is 5 cm, find the radius and base area of the larger cone.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Why 1/3 in the volume of a cone? |
2018-10-20 |
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Keith pose la question :
In the formula for the volume of a pyramid, Volume = 1/3 * base * height, where does the 1/3 come from, intuitively?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Form a cone from a circle sector |
2018-08-12 |
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Tinashe pose la question :
A 216 sector of a circle of radius 5cm is bent to form a cone. Find the radius of the base of the cone and its vertical angle.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Truncated cones |
2018-08-08 |
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Belgacem pose la question :
Hello, I have a truncated cone: height 500mm , Base radius=147mm and I want to calculate the Top surface radius. How to do that? thank you
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The area, radius and slant height of a cone |
2018-05-18 |
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joette pose la question :
If you have a cone how to find the slant height when given the area and radius?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A volume expression for a pyramid |
2018-04-23 |
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Shaheer pose la question :
Do a three sided pyramid and a square pyramid have the same formula if you want to calculate the volume?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone formed from a circular sector |
2018-04-18 |
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Jessica pose la question :
A circle has a radius of 7.5cm. A sector with an angle of 240 degrees is cut out from the sector. If the sector is folded to form a cone. Find the length of the cone.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The volume of a tent with a hexagonal base |
2018-03-27 |
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shohel pose la question :
A tent has its base in the shape of a regular hexagon whose sides are 10m . If the height of the tent is 12m , then find its volume.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Water in a cone |
2018-02-10 |
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Shuvo pose la question :
The diagram shows a vertical cross-section of a container in the form
of an inverted cone of height 60 cm and base radius 20 cm. The circular
base is held horizontal and uppermost. Water is pursed into the
container at a constant rate of 40 cm3/s.
Show that, when the depth of water in the container is x cm, the
volume of the water in the container is (πx^3)/27 cm3.
Find the rate of increase of "x" at the instant when "x" = 2.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The volume of a cone without calculus |
2017-10-02 |
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Akash pose la question :
How to find the volume of a cone without the knowledge of calculus?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Forming a cone from a circle |
2017-04-15 |
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Tasha pose la question :
A sector of a circle subtends an angle of 216 degrees at the centre, If this sector is used to form a cone of vertical height ,8cm, calculate the base radius of the cone
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone inscribed in a hemisphere |
2016-08-07 |
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anonymous pose la question :
A cone is inscribed in a hemisphere. the slant height of the cone is 20cm. When cut along its slant height, the cone forms a sector of a circle.
find the angle of the sector, to the nearest 1 decimal place.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The lateral side length of a cone |
2016-06-05 |
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Diane pose la question :
Question is find the lateral side length of a right cone with area of 372 sq. cm and base circle radius of 9 cm.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A stained glass cone lamp |
2016-04-09 |
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Edwin pose la question :
In making a 16" dia. cone lamp (stained glass), how many square feet of glass do I need.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The volume of a cone |
2016-03-31 |
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Odum pose la question :
Find the volume of a cone with radius 6.5cm and height 12.6cm
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The diameter of the top of a truncated cone |
2016-01-24 |
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Peter pose la question :
I am trying to calculate the diameter of a truncated cone given
one diameter the height of the cone and a 10% taper from one end
to the other. For example a butter churn is 18" tall and 9" in
diameter at the base. the sides need to slope inward at 10%
What is the diameter at 9" and 18"
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The height of a truncated cone |
2015-12-04 |
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Jack pose la question :
I need to build a truncated cone that has a top of30 inches and a base of 64 inches . The sides need to be at a 64.5 degree angle. This will determine the height. Can this be calculated?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The intersection of a plane and a cone |
2015-05-16 |
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Tom pose la question :
Is there a way to derive an equation that describes the perimeter of the intersection of a plane and a cone regardless of the angle of the plane to the cone. Assume that the plane does not cut through the base of the cone, the x, y, z location of the vertex is known, the distance from the vertex to the plane through the axis is know., and that the angle of the cone is known.
Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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A cone of maximum volume |
2015-03-16 |
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Mary pose la question :
I have to use a 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch piece of paper to make a cone that will hold the maximum amount of ice cream possible by only filling it to the top of the cone. I am then supposed to write a function for the volume of my cone and use my graphing calculator to determine the radius and height of the circle. I am so confused, and other than being able to cut the paper into the circle, I do not know where to start. Thank you for your help! -Mary
Robert Dawson lui répond. |
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Constructing a cone |
2015-03-12 |
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Levi pose la question :
While the mathematics at the welding shop page was very helpful there is one vital part missing. If I have never built a cone how do I figure out how much bigger the diameter of my
circle has to be when laying flat on the floor verses the diameter when it has been pulled into a cone.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The volume of a cone |
2015-02-05 |
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Linda pose la question :
How do you calculate the volume of a cone that is 25cm high and has an angle of 20 degrees?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Largest cone in a sphere |
2015-01-15 |
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Alfredo pose la question :
What is the altitude of the largest circular cone that may be cut out from a sphere of radius 6 cm?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone is 2/3 full of sand |
2014-12-14 |
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Janice pose la question :
A cone with a radius of 3.5 cm and a height of 12 cm is 2/3 full of sand.
What is the volume of the sand inside?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Planar curves |
2014-12-13 |
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ann pose la question :
what does planar curve mean in your definition of a cone?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Doubling the dimensions of a cone |
2014-11-21 |
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Hannah pose la question :
If the volume of a cone of height 10 cm is 261.8 cm3, show that this
volume is increased by a factor of 8 if the dimensions of the cone are doubled.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone of vision |
2014-04-29 |
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David pose la question :
It is known that a fish in water looking up has a 97 degree "cone" of vision that sees "through" the surface of the water. If a fish lies 4 inches below the surface, the cone forms a window (circle) smaller than if a fish lies 8 inches below the surface. What is the ratio of inches of depth to the radius of the circle on the surface that is its visual window?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Two cones |
2014-04-09 |
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c.j pose la question :
what is the length of the radius of the LARGER cone(the LARGER cone has a slant height of 15) when the SMALLER cone has a radius of 8 and a slant height of 12ft ,please help.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone inscribed in a sphere |
2014-02-28 |
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joel pose la question :
how can I find the radius and the height of a cone INSCRIBED in a sphere, given the sphere having a radius of 6? ( note: the diameter of the cone is equal to its slanted height).
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The diameter of the base of a cone |
2014-02-23 |
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elwin pose la question :
i have a sector of a circle that has 120 degree and 6 cm length. What will be the diameter of the base of the cone.
and what is the diameter of the angle is changed to 180.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The volume of a cone |
2014-02-08 |
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hibba pose la question :
why is the volume of right circular cone divided by 3?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A frustum |
2013-10-12 |
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Lily pose la question :
A cone of height 6in. and radius of base 4in. has its top cut off by a plane parallel to its base and 4in from it.
Find the volume of the remaining frustum.
I have worked out the volume of the entire cone but I don't know how to work out the radius of the top of the frustum.
Thanks
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Maximize the volume of a cone |
2013-10-09 |
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Conlan pose la question :
Hi I am dong calculus at school and I'm stumped by this question:
A cone has a slant length of 30cm. Calculate the height, h, of the cone
if the volume is to be a maximum.
If anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated.
thanks.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Slicing through a cone to form an ellipse |
2013-08-06 |
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Pulkit pose la question :
we get an ellipse on slicing through a cone. Is there a relation between central axis of the cone and this ellipse?
Does it pass through the any of the foci of the ellipse?
Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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A cone problem |
2013-04-14 |
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Courtney pose la question :
Hello,
I am having difficulty solving this cone problem. The biggest challenge I have is figuring out what angle they are talking about:
The angle at the base of a cone is 34.5 degrees. Find the diameter of the cone at point on the edge of the cone 26cm from the tip.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The height of a sheet metal cone |
2013-02-09 |
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Charles pose la question :
Sheet metal cone.
I need a cone with a finished base of 38.19719 diameter
The cone is to be from a 48 diameter round with the wedge cut out.
The best calculation I have is the arc is 286.479. (correct?)
Could you verify this arc angle but more so what is the cone height?
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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How many edges does cone have? |
2013-01-28 |
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Meriem pose la question :
how many edges does cone have pls?
Lorraine Dame, Chris Fisher and Walter Whiteley lui répond. |
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A label to cover a plastic cup |
2012-10-23 |
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Kevin pose la question :
I'm trying to make a label to cover the entire outer area or a plastic cup. I know there must be a way to figure out the dimensions needed, but I can't seem to figure it out. The circumference of the bottom of the cup is 21.4cm and the circumference at the top of the cup is 29.8cm. The cup is 14.5cm tall. What should the height of the arc from the plane connecting the two ends of the 21.4cm arc. I attached a diagram where x is the value I'm looking for. I'm guessing there is some simple relationship between the length of a line and the arc needed to turn that line into a perfect circle, but I don't know what it is. Can you figure this out and share it with me? Thanks.
-Kevin
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Cones, pyramids, cylinders and prisms |
2012-09-13 |
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Roy pose la question :
I read on this page that a pyramid is a special kind of cone, but a cone is not a pyramid. Does this apply to cylinders. Is a prism a special kind of cylinder, but a cylinder is not a prism?
Robert Dawson lui répond. |
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Making a wind sock |
2012-08-28 |
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John pose la question :
I am trying to build a wind sock and need to be able to lay the shape
out on cloth. I need the wind sock front opening (diameter) to be
3 1/2" and the rear opening diameter to be 1". The windsock needs
to be 9 1/2" long. I tried using the example of the person trying to
make a crayfish trap but got confused and could not figure out my
numbers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
John
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A pile of topsoil |
2012-07-23 |
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Perry pose la question :
I have a pile of topsoil that is 42ft long and 16ft tall shaped like a cone how many yards of topsoil do I have.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A truncated cone: the central angle |
2012-07-17 |
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Tom pose la question :
I have researched several sites, including this one and am fairly confident I can do the calculations required to produce the two radii and the slant height for a truncated cone.
I a somewhat confused by the central angle. Some sites indicate that it should never exceed 180 degrees while others do not. Different examples on your site seem to use this in two different ways in constructing a truncated cone.
Sometimes the angle seems to indicate the section to be removed, while in other examples the angle seems to indicate the section to be saved. Since the two angles will always total 360 I am confused about how to use the info to
calculate the minimum rectangle required to contain the pattern. I'm guessing that in some cases I may need to use the chord or sagitta to determine the desired height and width of the material. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Tom
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A lamp shade |
2012-05-15 |
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Fleur pose la question :
I am helping my child make a cone lampshade, the measurements are as follows in "cm's"
21 cm = height
8 cm = top diametre
40 cm = bottom diametre
Please could you give the pattern (cut out) dimensions for final cut.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A water tank is in the shape of a truncated cone |
2012-03-08 |
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Victoria pose la question :
Suppose you have a water tank in the shape of a truncated cone. The larger diameter is K, the smaller diameter is K/2, and the height is also K (all measured in meters). The force of gravity on an object of mass, m, is F=9.8m (measured in Newtons). The density of the water is 1000 kilograms per cubic meter. What is the volume of the tank and how much mass will the tank have when it is full?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The dimensions of a conical tent |
2012-03-04 |
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yash pose la question :
a conical tent is to accommodate 11 people.Each person must have 4m square of space on the ground and 20m cube at air to breathe.Find the height and radius of the conical tent.26202
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Building a tipi |
2012-01-29 |
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Lacy pose la question :
Hi there!
We are building a tipi for our children. We want to build a large one about 15ft tall with a base of about 15 feet diameter. I am trying to figure out how much canvas we need to accomplish this. I graduated about 20 years ago and am struggling. Please help if you can.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The volume of a frustum of a cone |
2011-12-24 |
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CV pose la question :
If I know the height, taper, and volume of a frustum cone,
what are its Radii?
Calculating frustum cone volume is straight forward.
v=Pi/3*h*(R*R+r*r+R*r) where;
v=volume;
h=frustum height;
R=major radius;
r=minor radius;
Pi=3.1415926;
t=taper, ('slant angle' where t=0 is a disk)
Here is the tricky part.
Knowing 'h', 't', & 'v';
Calculate one or both of 'R' & 'r'.
Specifically, what is the formula for 'R=' or 'r='?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Water is flowing into a cup |
2011-12-19 |
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Tim pose la question :
A cup has a radius of 2" at the bottom and 6" on the top. It is 10" high. 4 Minutes ago, water started pouring at 10 cubic " per minute. How fast was the water level rising 4 minutes ago? How fast is the water level rising now? What will the rate be when the glass is full?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A pattern for a cone |
2011-08-30 |
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Izzy pose la question :
I need to create a cone as a prop and my math is not good enough to create the pattern.
Here are my instructions :
The diameter is 2'5" and it has to be 4 feet tall. It is a giant cone. I want it to be pointy at the end, not truncated.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone with an oval as a base |
2011-08-03 |
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Emily pose la question :
Hi, I was wondering how to calculate the surface area of a cone with an oval as a base (which I think is referred to as an elliptic cone or something like that). I have the both the maximum and minimum radius as well as the height, but I don't have a slant height and I'm not sure how to calculate it and then calculate surface area. I would really appreciate some help. Thanks!
Robert Dawson lui répond. |
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Cone story problem |
2011-04-16 |
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Chelsea pose la question :
There is a cone with a story problem that states only that the radius is the same as the altitude and that the slant height of the cone is 6cm. I have no idea how to figure this problem out.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The volume of a flower pot |
2011-04-07 |
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kp pose la question :
I have 2 flower pots with the following dimensions that I am trying to calculate the
volume of Soil I will need to fill them. pot #1 29"tall, top of pot 31.5 inches across( radius of 15.5") the bottom of the pot is 21"across (radius 10.5)
Pot #2 29"tall, top of pot 26 across (radius 13") the bottom of the pot 17'"a cross (radius 8.5")
thank you
KP
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A conical container and a spherical balloon |
2011-04-06 |
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Steven pose la question :
Water is running out of a conical container 12 feet in diameter and 8 feet deep (vertex down) and filling a spherical balloon.
At the instant the depth of the water in the cone is 4 feet, the radius of the sphere is approximately 4 feet.
The rate of change of the depth of the water in the cone at the instant is approximately ______________ times the rate of change of the radius of the balloon.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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At what rate is the grain pouring from the chute? |
2011-02-26 |
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MJ pose la question :
Suppose that grain pouring from a chute forms a conical heap in such a way that the height is always 2/3 the radius of the base. At the moment when the conical heap is 3 m high, its height is rising at the rate of 1/2 m/min. At what rate (in m^3/min) is the grain pouring from the chute?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Cutting the top off a conical tent |
2011-02-22 |
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tom pose la question :
how far from the top must you cut a conical tent in order to cut the
cloth in half...
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Making a truncated cone |
2011-02-18 |
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lisa pose la question :
We need to make a cone that has the following dimensions.
14-3/8" diameter on large end
13-3/8" diameter on small end
4" tall
What are the dimensions I need to cut in order to make a cone with one seam?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Two conical tanks |
2011-02-17 |
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rustom pose la question :
Two vertical conical tanks (both inverted) have their vertices connected by a short horizontal pipe.
One tank, initially full of water, has an altitude of 6 ft. and a diameter of base 7 ft.
The other tank, initially empty, has an altitude of 9 ft., and a diameter of base 8 ft.
If the water is allowed to flow through the connecting pipe, find the level to which
the water will ultimately rise in the empty tank (Neglect the water in the pipe.)
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Calibrating a conical tank |
2011-02-05 |
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Bill pose la question :
Hi, I have a round tank with tapered sides where I know the diameter at the top and bottom. Is there a formula I can use to calculate the volume by measuring from the bottom up the side (at the angle of the side) to any given point? Thanks, Bill
Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone with a specific angle |
2011-02-01 |
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John pose la question :
Hi my daughter came with a seemingly easy question (which to me it was not)
How to make/calculate a cone of a specific angle from top to bottom radius.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Flipping a cone over |
2011-01-17 |
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Fionna pose la question :
The height of your cone is "x".
Holding the cone so that the vertex is at the bottom, fill it half full with water. The depth of the water is "1/2x".
Put a lid over the top, and flip it over.
What is the new depth of the water, now that the cone is flipped?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A truncated cone |
2010-12-31 |
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jagjeet pose la question :
dear suppose i have cone of 50cm radius at base and 100cm radius at top at a height of 80cm. now keeping base radius of 50cm and height of 80cm i want to increase top radius to 150cm how will i do that. plz height m talking abt is vertical height not slant height
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A water tank has the shape of a right circular cone |
2010-12-07 |
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mike pose la question :
A water tank has the shape of a right circular cone with height 12 feet and radius 8 feet. Water is running into the tank so that the radius r (in feet) of the surface of the water is given by r=0.75t where t is the time (in minutes) that the water has been running. the volume V of the water is given by V=1/3 pi r^2h. Find V(t) and use it to determine the volume of the water when t=5 minutes.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A play tent |
2010-06-28 |
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Susan pose la question :
Hi!!!
I am making a play tent as seen at the link below and need to figure out how to get the dimensions for the cone shape. The one shown has 4 different seams, but I guess I can get away with just one seam to sew it together (?) I need it to go over a hula hoop as that is what I am using for the round support at the top. My hula hoop is
35" in diameter from outside edge to outside edge. I would like the height of the teepee to be around 30" from the center to the peak.
Thanks so much, oh my gosh, I have been fretting for 2 days about this and my hair is about to fall out!!!!
Please contact me if you need any additional info.
~Susan
http://www.landofnod.com/family.aspx?c=52&f=4100
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Volume of a styrofoam cup |
2010-06-23 |
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Stacy pose la question :
how do you find the volume of a truncated cup with height of 3, top diameter of 2.5, and a bottom diameter of 2
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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More on a truncated cone |
2010-05-28 |
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Mike pose la question :
Question from Mike, a parent:
I was reviewing this question and answer:
http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/database/QQ.02.06/phil1.html
But I have trouble with this part:
Now if we express the radius of the inside circle as r and the outside circle's radius is R, then this means r/R is 911/1728. But earlier we said that the outside radius R is simply w more than the inside radius r, so R = r + 282. That means that r/R = r/(r + 282). Now we can simply solve the equation for r:
r/(r+282) = 911/1728
This means r = 314 mm (with rounding).
Can I get more detail on the method to solve for r?
Thank you,
Mike
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The "vertex" of a cone |
2010-04-27 |
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Tom pose la question :
By definition a vertex is a point where three edges meet in a 3 dimensional object.
My ten year old son argues that the point at the top of a cone is not a vertex since it does not fit the definition. He got the answer wrong on a test recently but insists that he is right. I need a mathematician to answer this for him.
Robert Dawson and Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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A conical pile of gravel |
2010-04-13 |
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Chassity pose la question :
The gravel pile is 120' around at the base and goes up 20' high at the peak. How many tons or yards of gravel in that pile?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A max min problem |
2010-04-06 |
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Terry pose la question :
The vertex of a right circular cone and the circular edge of its base lie on the surface of a sphere with a radius of 2m. Find the dimensions of the cone of maximum volume that can be inscribed in the sphere.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A 3D cardboard cupcake |
2010-01-30 |
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Margaret pose la question :
Hi,
I'm an art student and I'm attempting to build a 3D cupcake out of cardboard.
I want it to have a circular base of 8.5 inches and sides that are 7'' tall and slope outward so the top of the base is 29'.
The top with the frosting would be a detachable lid made from a cone with a base circumfrance of 29".
My problem is how to cut the side so they will slope out, I'm pretty sure there needs to be a curve, however I don't how to calculate the degree of it.
Ideally I want the sides to be a single piece of cardboard.
I also don't know how to calculate the arc needed to make a cone who's circular base's circumfrence is 29''.
Thanks,
Margaret
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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A cone circumscribed about a given hemisphere |
2010-01-19 |
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Neven pose la question :
The cone of smallest possible volume is circumscribed about a given hemisphere. What is the ratio of its height to the diameter of its base?
(G.F.Simmons, Calculus with Analytic Geometry, CH4 Applications of Derivatives)
Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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The volume of a frustum |
2009-12-29 |
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dave pose la question :
I have a frustum top 1.7r bottom .55r and 2.14 h
I have to calculate cement in a silo every week.
I am not very good at maths but i have been adding the top and bottom
to get an average so as to turn it into a cylinder and i come up with
8.5m3 I know that the correct volume is 9.24 m3. Can you tell me why
getting an average width on the top and bottom of a frustum doesn't work.
Thank you.
Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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A pile of sand |
2009-12-16 |
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Malik pose la question :
Sand is leaking out of a hole at the bottom of a container at a rate of 90cm3/min. As it leaks out, it forms a pile in the shape of a right circular cone whose base is 30cm below the bottom of the container. The base radius is increasing at a rate of 6mm/min. If, at the instant that 600cm3 have leaked out, the radius is 12cm, find the amount of leakage when the pile touches the bottom of the container.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A truncated cone |
2009-11-11 |
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Lucian pose la question :
I need to calculate the bottom inside diameter of a truncated cone.
The top insdie diameter is 1450mm.
The material is 6mm thick
The cone angle is 20 degrees
The slant length is 152mm
I would like a formula so that I can build a spread sheet
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Making a cone |
2009-08-19 |
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angela pose la question :
how can i make a cone with a 6cm of heigth and has 2cm radius in the opening??
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The volume of a telephone pole |
2009-08-11 |
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robert pose la question :
12.5"@ base x 7" @ top and 40' height. How would I find the volume in cubic feet for a telephone pole with these dimensions?
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A cone with the top cut off |
2009-08-02 |
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Paul pose la question :
I am making a cone with a diameter of 1300, a base of 500, a side length
800. I need to workout so I can draw it out flat, cut it out, and make into
a cone.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The lateral area of a cone |
2009-07-15 |
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ashley pose la question :
What is the radius of a cone with the lateral area being 443.3 mm^2 and the slant height being 14.7 mm.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Find out the length of a cup when its volume is halved |
2009-05-25 |
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Thomas pose la question :
I'm having trouble with a question.
What kind of formula would i use to find out the length of a cup when its volume is halved?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The dimensions of a larger cup |
2009-05-23 |
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Elizabeth pose la question :
Hey
If i have a cup that holds a volume of 477mL and the bottom radius is 2.8cm and the top radius is 4.9cm and the height is 10cm. If i increase the volume by one and a half times what is the new measurements if the cup is directly proportional to the first one.
Thank you
Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The volume of a cone |
2009-05-20 |
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Lillian pose la question :
okay! so my math question is about the volume of a cone! my work sheet gave me the volume and base of the cone and asked me for the height! please help me discover the height of a cone when the volume is 78.54 cm (cubed obviously) and the base is 6 centimeters. thanks so much :)
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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12 oz. cup |
2009-04-19 |
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Tom pose la question :
I am a ceramic teacher and wanted my students to make a 12 oz. cup, what formula should we use?
Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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A large, hollow, ice cream cone |
2009-04-03 |
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Darah pose la question :
A manufacturer is making a large, hollow, ice cream cone to serve as an ad for a local Baskin-Robbins. The ice cream cone is made up of a cone with height 8 feet, topped by a hemi-sphere with radius 6 feet. How much ice cream could the hollow object hold? If a gallon is 0.13368 cubic feet, how many gallons does it hold? If 3 gallons of Baskin-Robbins heavy cream chocolate blend weighs 24 pounds, how much would the ice cream cone weigh, excluding the weight of the construction material?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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How many ball bearings can you make from a cone? |
2009-03-14 |
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Vatsal pose la question :
there is a sum in my maths book which states the following:
how many ball bearings of diameter 2.5 cm. can you get by
melting a solid metalic cone of radi. 20cm and a Hight of 5 meters?
how do i do this please tell me even the minute things like cancellatoins and where to
use = , ; or any such thing because Im a bit weak in maths
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A conical sleeve |
2009-02-17 |
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Jonathan pose la question :
I'm having a hard time making a design pattern for a cone sleeve, the thing is the cone sleeve is 22 degrees, how can i know the angle of this when it is flat on paper, based on my calculations, it should be around 66 - 69, but i want it to be exact can anybody help?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A sphere in a cone |
2009-02-10 |
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Shubham pose la question :
An upturned conical vessel of radius 6cm and height 8cm is completely
filled with water. A sphere is lowered in the conical vessel filled with
water and the size of sphere is such that it just touches the sides of
cone and is just immersed. What fraction of water overflows?
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Fertilizer in a bin |
2009-02-03 |
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Todd pose la question :
Hello I am looking for a formula to figure out the fertilizer volume in a hopper bottom bin not only when it is full but part full as well. When you are filling it is heaped up in the middle to make a cone and when you are emptying the bin the cone is inverted so it would be nice to be able to quickly figure out the tonnes partly filled and when full.
Lets say the bin is 32 feet high from top of bin where you fill to the bottom where the product goes out and it is 16 feet in diameter. I know how to calculate the cylinder it is the cones on the top and bottom of the bin I have the main question on.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Water flowing from a cone to a cylinder |
2009-01-23 |
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Ray pose la question :
Water is passing through a conical filter 24 cm deep and 16 cm across the top into a cylindrical container of radius 6 cm. At what rate is the level of water in the cylinder rising when the depth of the water in the filter is 12 cm its level and is falling at the rate of 1 cm/min?
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The volume of a cone |
2009-01-13 |
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ab pose la question :
the area of the base of the cone shown is 314 cm and it's height is 12 cam what is the volume?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The top half of a cone vs. the bottom half of the same cone |
2009-01-08 |
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Tammy pose la question :
What is the ratio of the volume of the top half of a cone vs. the bottom half of the same cone? Is it seven times larger, or four times larger? and is the ratio consistent regardless of the size of the cone opening?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The radius of a cone |
2009-01-02 |
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kalpaj pose la question :
A conical funnel holds 100ml. If the height of the funnel is 10 cm, determine
its radius, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Ratio of Volumes of a Cylinder and a Cone |
2008-12-06 |
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rohan pose la question :
A CYLINDER IS WITHIN THE CUBE TOUCHING ALL THE VERTICALS FACES . A CONE IS INSIDE THE CYLINDER.IF THEIR HEIGHT ARE SAME WITH SAME BASE ,FIND THE RATIO OF THEIR VOLUMES.
Janice Cotcher lui répond. |
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The volume of a cone |
2008-12-03 |
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Tamriko pose la question :
Hi! Help me, please to solve the following problem: The diameter of an ice-cream cone is 6 cm and the slant height is 10 cm. What volume of ice-cream would fit inside the cone? Thanks!
Penny lui répond. |
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Related rates |
2008-11-26 |
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Lyudmyla pose la question :
How fast is the volume of a cone increasing when the radius of its base is 2 cm and growing at a rate of 0.4 cm/s, and its height is 5 cm and growing at a rate of 0.1 cm/s?
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The volume of a cyclone |
2008-11-13 |
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Dianna pose la question :
I need to figure the cubic yards of a cyclone. 144" down to 48" 60" high
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A conical funnel |
2008-11-12 |
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Rachael pose la question :
Hello, I am a 10th grader in AP Calc, and can not figure out this question:
Water is running out of a conical funnel at the rate of 1 inch^3/sec. If the radius of the base of the funnel is 4 in. and the altitude is 8 in., find the rate at which the water level is dropping when it is 2 in. from the top.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Water is leaking from a conical tank |
2008-10-24 |
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Kimberly pose la question :
Water is leaking out of an inverted conical tank at a rate of 12000 cm3/min at the same time that water is being pumped into the tank at a constant rate. The tank has height 6 m and the diameter at the top is 4 m. If the water level is rising at a rate of 20 cm/min when the height of the water is 2 m, find the rate at which water is being pumped into the tank.
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The volume of a slice from a wedge |
2008-10-16 |
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Jeff pose la question :
If I have a wedge shaped object (ie, a triangle of non-specific type
extruded along a length) and it is sliced from the two-corner base at
one end to the one-point tip at the other, what is the volume of the
upper (smaller) part as a percentage of the whole? I hope I have
explained it clearly enough. Thanks.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The rate of change of the volume of a cone |
2008-10-15 |
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Barbara pose la question :
Suppose that both the radius r and height h of a circular cone change at a rate of 2 cm/s.
How fast is the volume of the cone increasing when r = 10 and h = 20?
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A cone shaped pile |
2008-10-10 |
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Nadine pose la question :
I have a pile of wheat in the shape of a cone. I would like to know how much
wheat I have. I have found the equation "V=1/3 pie r squared h" , but it dosn't
work! The pile is 7 feet high, diameter is 50 feet, circumference is 185 feet.
I also measured the slope 19feet. (Probably not needed) You need to know that
wheat weighs 60 pounds per bushel, and I would like to know how many bushels
I have. Even if I could receive the # of Volume Bushels, I could convert that.
Can you help me??
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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An ice cream cone |
2008-09-09 |
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olivia pose la question :
Judy has a sugar cone and wants to know how many cubic inches of ice cream it will hold if it is filled completely to the top of the cone and no more. The cone has a height of 4.5 inches and a radius of 1.5 inches.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The biggest right circular cone that can be inscribed in a sphere |
2008-09-08 |
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astrogirl pose la question :
find the volume of the biggest right circular cone that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius a=3
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A cardboard spaceship |
2008-08-31 |
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Lee pose la question :
I am building a "cardboard" spaceship for my 4 year old grandson.
The cabin is a dishwasher box with a cool control panel and elipse shaped
windows.
I really need help designing the cone or"nosecone".
The diameter of the base is 26", 24" tall, with a 6" diameter opening
at the top.
Thank you for the help!
Lee
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone on the end of a cylider |
2008-08-05 |
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Jerry pose la question :
Hi.
I need to make a plastic cone to fit on the end of a cylinder. The only dimension i have is the diameter of the cylinder.
This 553 mm.
I need to find the formulae required and how much material will be required.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cube inscribed in a right cone |
2008-07-16 |
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Steven pose la question :
A cube is inscribe in a right cone of radius 2 and height 5. What is the volume of the cone?
Victoria West and Harley Weston lui répond. |
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How many face does a cone have? |
2008-06-21 |
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Vanessa pose la question :
How many face does a cone have?
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Liquid is being pored into the top of a funnel |
2008-05-25 |
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Stella pose la question :
Liquid is being pored into the top of a funnel at a steady rate of 200cm^3/s. The funnel is in the shape of an inverted right circular cone with a radius equal to its height. It has a small hole in the bottom where the liquid is flowing out at a rate of 20cm^3/s. How fast is the height of the liquid changing when the liquid in the funnel is 15cm deep?
At the instance when the height of the liquid is 25cm, the funnel becomes clogged at the bottom and no mo re liquid flows out. How fast does the height of the liquid change just after this occurs?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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A truncated cone |
2008-04-11 |
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jason pose la question :
i need to know how to figure the cubic feet of a cone that the top is 72" wide the bottom is 25" wide and it is 48" tall.
is there a specific formula for this?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Belled-out pier |
2008-01-28 |
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Gina pose la question :
I need to know how to find the total yards needed to fill a concrete pier that is 54"/ 108" and 26' deep.
That is...54" @ the top of the pier belled to 108" @ the bottom...26' deep.
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Smallest cone containing a 4cm radius inscribed sphere |
2007-12-19 |
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Eva pose la question :
A sphere with a radius of 4cm is inscribed into a cone. Find the minimum volume of the cone.
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The vertex of a cone |
2007-11-18 |
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miriam pose la question :
how many verticies does a cone have
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Cones and pyramids |
2007-11-10 |
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Eric pose la question :
I have a question regrading the differences between a cone and a pyramid.
In my son's Maths workbook, a cone is always referred to as a pyramid,
which confuses me very much. I understand that a pyramid is a special case of a
cone and therefore you can refer a pyramid as a cone but not the other way around.
Am I correct?
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Stanley Cup costume (truncated cone pattern) |
2007-10-19 |
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Janet pose la question :
You hockey fans will love this question. I am making a Stanley Cup halloween costume and need a flat pattern for the bowl portion. I believe a truncated cone will work nicely. Base circumference needs to be 32" (10.19 diameter). Top circumference needs to be 44" (14 diameter). It needs to be 8" high. Thanks for your help.
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Surface area of an open-ended cone |
2007-10-16 |
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Lorne pose la question :
What is the surface area of an open ended cone? Measured at 10' high,
16' diameter on the bottom and 2' diameter at the top.
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Size of a sphere fitting inside a cone |
2007-09-27 |
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Juan pose la question :
I am supposed to find the largest sphere that
will fit into a cone. I am assuming is a maximizing problem, but I am not sure
of what relation (between a cone and a sphere) to use.
Penny Nom and Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Solving an equation with fractions |
2007-09-20 |
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Len pose la question :
I am having a brain cramp or maybe I just forgot some basic math,
but I am having trouble solving for "r" in your truncated cone example
where r/(r+w)=r/R or r/(r+282)=911/1728. Could you refresh my memory
by showing the steps to solve for "r"?
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The contents of a silo |
2007-09-14 |
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Steven pose la question :
I need to know how to find the weight of the contents of a silo that is 4 feet across and is funnel shaped at 60 degrees
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A truncated cone |
2007-08-24 |
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JUAN pose la question :
i need to create a template for a cone that has a 4 " opening at top, a 14" base and 12" tall.Can u tell me how to achieve this ?
u have similar problems but when i try to do it , is not coming up right , please help..
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A cone with two fruits |
2007-07-26 |
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Meg pose la question :
You have a cone shaped bag. At the bottom of the bag is an orange with
radius r. On top of the orange is a melon with radius R. It touches the
orange and fits snugly in the bag, touching it in a ring around the orange.
Its top is at the same level as the top of the bag. What is the radius of the
cone?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Volumes of cones and cylinders |
2007-05-29 |
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George pose la question :
1. The volume of a cylinder is 1353cm3
A) What is the volume of a cone with the same radius as the cylinder
but double the hieght of cylinder?
B) What is the volume of a cone with the same height as the cylinder
but with three times its radius?
Steve La Rocque and Walter Whiteley lui répond. |
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Constant rate of sand falling in a cone |
2007-05-20 |
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Nhi pose la question :
Sand is falling into a conical pile . After 5 min. the pile has radius 24 and height 26 . After 7 min. tell how far the point c. is from the top of the cone (A).
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Lateral area of a right cone |
2007-05-17 |
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Crystal pose la question :
In my homework the question says the lateral area of a right cone is 226.08 cm cubed.
the slant hieght is 12 cm. Find the total surface area. How do I do that?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Maximizing the volume of a cone given the slant length |
2007-05-14 |
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Christina pose la question :
A coffee filter for a new coffee maker is to be designed using a conical filter. The filter is to be made from a circle of radius 10cm with a sector cut from it such that the volume of coffee held in the filter is maximised. Determine the dimensions of the filter such that the volume is maximised.
Stephen La Rocque and Kerstin Voigt lui répond. |
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Is the point on a cone called a vertex? |
2007-05-09 |
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Felicia pose la question :
Does a cone have a vertice? My teacher says that a vertice can only be
made if two or more edges join up at an angle, so what do you call a point on a cone?
Walter Whiteley lui répond. |
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Slicing a double-napped cone with a plane |
2007-05-07 |
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Andrew pose la question :
I am writing a paper about creating parallel lines by slicing a double-napped cone with a plane. I have found out how it can be shown by algebra that the equations for parallel lines are generated from the degenerate case of a second degree polynomial in two variables, but I have yet to find a source with a visual representation of this case. Do you know if it exists?
Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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The radius of a cone |
2007-05-07 |
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Braden pose la question :
i need to find the surface area but i only have the slant height and the height i need the radius how do i find it?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Maximize the volume of a cone |
2007-04-27 |
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ashley pose la question :
hello,
I've been stumped for hours on this problem and can't quite figure it out.
The question is: A tepee is a cone-shaped shelter with no bottom. Suppose you have 200
square feet of canvas (shaped however you like) to make a tepee. Use
calculus to find the height and radius of such a tepee that encloses the
biggest volume.
Can you help??
Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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How do i form a paper cone |
2007-04-14 |
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Sash pose la question :
How do i form a paper cone with the height of 25 cm, the slant height
of 25.8 cm, and the radius of 6.2 cm?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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A "claw setting" for a gemstone |
2007-03-30 |
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Stephanie pose la question :
I'm trying to make a cone out of a flat sheet of metal for a "claw setting" for a gemstone.
The cone must be 8mm wide at the top and 11mm long tapering to a point. But because the prongs must be cut out of the top the cone should not start to taper for a length of 3mm from that top 8mm. The 3mm prong is then bent over the 8mm stone. That probably doesn't make enough sense. But I don't know how to explain it. If it helps a claw setting is the very common prong setting for engagement rings or earrings. Please help as soon as possible as this is a commissioned piece for someone and I'm running out of time. I don't remember any math really from high school so please make the instructions really easy to follow. Thank You!!
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A truncated cone |
2007-03-10 |
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Russell pose la question :
Hello, I have attempted to use two of your answers already given and had no real success. This young lady is making a cat food dispenser using a truncated cone. The top of the cone as a diameter of 5 inches with a height of 6 1/2 inches and diameter of 3 inches for the bottom.
Could you please map out a solution for the both of us to understand? Thank you so much for your time and for this wonderful service.
Russell
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The volume of a styrofoam cup |
2007-03-08 |
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leanna pose la question :
find the volume of a styrofoam cup if the diameter of the top is three inches, the diameter of the base is 2 inches, and the height is 4 inches.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A metal shroud for a outdoor fireplace |
2007-03-06 |
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Arnold pose la question :
I am making a metal shroud for a outdoor fireplace, it is basically a lampshade type pattern,like the bottom of a cone.The top has to be 6 inches to fit the 6 inch stovepipe,and the bottom will be a 24 inch circle. the sides will be 18 inches in length.With the cost of the sheet metal,I can only afford to cut this out once,can you help me with the pattern ?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A long narrow cone |
2007-03-04 |
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Amy pose la question :
I am an art student making a piece of jewelry out of a flat metal sheet. I'm trying to make a long narrow cone that's roughly 3 1/4" long and just slightly under 1" wide at the base. Since I'm no math wiz, I'm having a really hard time. Please help.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The lateral area of a cone |
2007-02-27 |
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Michael pose la question :
Ive seen the other question about surface areas. I still don't understand the lateral area. In my math book, it has (pi * r * L) as the equation, r = radius and L = height of the cone. This is 8th grade math. Thanks.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The radius of a cone |
2007-02-26 |
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lee pose la question :
hi i have a cone to calculate, the height and radius are equal and the slant height is 0.5m
the total surface area is 15m sq i need to calculate the radius of the cone Note : this will lead to a quadratic equation could somebody have a look please Thanks Lee
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The volume of a cone |
2007-02-24 |
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SAFDAR pose la question :
How to derive the formula for volume of cone?
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Surface Area of a cone |
2007-02-19 |
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Cari pose la question :
I am doing a math project. I am very confused on how to find the surface area of a cone. I have looked at other equtions but i still don't understand. How do you find the surface area of a cone that has a 15cm length and a 3.5cm radius?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The volume of a cone |
2007-01-31 |
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ajay pose la question :
WHY VOLUME OF CONE IS ONE THIRD OF THE VOLUME OF CYLINDER?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Two cones |
2006-12-30 |
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Cassie pose la question :
A cone of radius 6 and height 12 and a different cone of radius 8 and height 12 intersect as shown in the figure below, where the vertex of one matches with the center of the base of the other. Find the volume of the intersection of the two cones (in exact form).
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Wheat is poured on a conical pile |
2006-11-17 |
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Rachel pose la question :
wheat is poured through a chute at the rate of 10 cubic feet per minute and falls in a conical pile whose bottom radius is always half the altitude. how fast will the circumference of the base be increasing when the pile is 8 feet high?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Motorcycle expansion chamber design |
2006-11-14 |
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David pose la question :
I'm interested in calculating cone information regarding motorcycle expansion chamber design for example. I guess it's called a truncated cone, from what I've read so far. If I know the center line height, small radius, and large radius of a truncated cone then, how can I calculate the angle (included angle?) the cone forms? I'd like to know the variations of the formula so I can calculate for angle, or length, or one of the diameters if I know the other two measurements.
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Constructing a cone |
2006-09-20 |
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Suresh pose la question :
i want to know the required size of plate for cone rolling,sizes are 2950mm is bottom dia,894 is top dia and 600 is height.I have already read u r answers but i little bit confused ,harely and sue have given useful answers but when i worked both method the required plate size is different. so i like to know which method is easy and correct.and also i like know whether it can be rolled without segment my rolling machine width is 1500.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The radius of a cone |
2006-09-08 |
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Hermanson pose la question :
I know the cone is 20 degrees at the top and 80 degrees at the bottom. What is the formula for finding the radius?
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How fast is the water level rising |
2006-08-12 |
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Erin pose la question :
Water runs into a conical tank at the rate of 9ft3/min. The tank stands point down and has a height of 10 ft. and a base radius of 5 ft. How fast is the water level rising when the water is 6 ft. deep? (V=1/3 pi r2 h).
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Pyramids and cones |
2006-06-06 |
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Melissa pose la question :
I was wondering if a cone can be considered a pyramid. Looking at many definitions of pyramids I have read that pyramids come to a common vertex. A cone comes to a vertex. But I also read that pyramids all have triangular faces. In this case a cone would not be considered a pyramid. Am I correct?
Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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A truncated cone |
2006-05-28 |
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Phil pose la question :
Hi, I am an art student and I am trying to make a "truncated cone" (ie: a cone with the top cut off) out of sheet metal. I need to design a template first and am having problems working out the angles. The truncated cone is 250mm high, 550mm wide at the bottom and 290mm wide at the top. Can you help?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Pythagorus and cone dimensions |
2006-04-26 |
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Glynnis pose la question :
How do you find the measure of a side that is not the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean Theorem? Also, how do you figure the surface area and volume of a cone when the radius is 5 yards and the height is 8 yards?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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What is the surface area of a cone with a hemisphere on top? |
2006-04-20 |
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Jordan pose la question :
How do you find the surface area of a cone with a hemisphere on top? The only information I have is the radius of the hemisphere, which is 4, and the total height, which is 7.
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Cone dimensions |
2006-04-12 |
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Mirnela pose la question :
The height of a cone is 40 and the radius is 9. How
do I find the slant height of this?
Also, how do I find the area of the base of a cone if the radius is 7?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The volume of water in a cone |
2006-03-21 |
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Ghulam pose la question :
A vessel has the shape of an inverted cone.The radius of the top is 8 cm and the height is 20 cm. Water is poured in to a height of x cm.Show that if the volume of the water is V cubic cm,then V=(4/75)pi x3.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone with an oval as base |
2006-03-01 |
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Richard pose la question :
I am trying to find the volume of a cone that is not round but oval.
Penn Nom lui répond. |
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A lampshade shape |
2006-02-11 |
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Rose pose la question :
Is there a solid shaped like a lampshade? Or do you just call it the bottom portion of a cone?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A sheet metal cone |
2005-12-05 |
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Laura pose la question :
I am an art student and in the process of making a cone out of sheet metal. I am unable to work out the template I need to produce my final cone. The dimensions I have are that the final cone will be 58mm high and will have a diameter of 102mm.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A pattern for a truncated cone |
2005-12-04 |
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Nick pose la question :
I need to make a large cone segment. The large end has ID of 57 inches and the small end has ID of 23 inches. The cone is essentially a 45 degree cone (90 degrees at the tip). The sides of the segment are 2 feet long. How do I lay out a flat pattern that will fold into this segment? I need to know radius 1 and radius 2 and the angle the piece must be.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A truncated cone |
2005-12-03 |
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Sonny pose la question :
I need to create a template for a cone that has a 2" opening at the top, a
4" base and stands 6" tall. Can you tell me how to achieve this?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Volumes |
2005-10-31 |
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Diane pose la question :
My name is Diane and I am a returning student to a vocational technical school.
As a reference point to see what I did/didn't remember from my HS math days, I was sent home with a 75 problem math packet. I was fine until I got to computing:
1. the volume of a cylinder-is it pi r2 h?
2. the volume of a cone- is it pi/3 r2 h?
3. the volume of a sphere- I can't even hazard a guess.
Help- my last classroom was 23 years ago, and I've forgotten far too much!
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A slump cone |
2005-10-27 |
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Wendy pose la question :
we are trying to make a slump cone (used to measure the slump in concrete). It has dimensions of 8" diameter on the bottom, 4" diameter hole on the top and a height of 12".
Please help, it is getting frustrating.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A conical hat |
2005-10-22 |
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Manish pose la question :
I need to make a conical hat for my daughter's upcoming fancy dress, the circumference of the base(hollow) is 50 cms,the height of the cone is 30 cms,what should be the dimensions of the paper which will make a cone of the beforementioned dimensions?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone with vertex (1,1,2) |
2005-09-26 |
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Brandon pose la question :
Find the equation of a double cone with vertex (1,1,2) and which intersects the xy plane in a circle of radius 4.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The volume of a pool |
2005-07-09 |
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Douglas pose la question :
I have a pond that I need to treat with an anti algae solution which needs to applied based on the volume of water in the pond (in gallons).
The rough diameter of the surface of the pond = 25 ft
The depth of the pond = 8 ft
The pond shape is conical
How many gallons of water are in my pond?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Surface areas |
2005-05-11 |
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Jessica pose la question :
How can I demonstrate to my high school students the reason for the formulas for the surface area of a prism, right cylinder, and regular pyramid, and right cone?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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How much sand is in a pile? |
2005-04-16 |
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Larry pose la question :
I was wondering if there is a formula for determining how much sand would be in a pile. I am a student in medical school, and this is a bonus question for a test. I hope you can help me.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Some liquid in a cone |
2005-04-03 |
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Vasuki pose la question :
There are 2 right cones, height is X. one of them is filled from the bottom up (round side) = x/2, when you invert the cone and add the same amount of liquid inside the second cone, what is the HEIGHT of the liquid?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Construction of a cone |
2004-11-20 |
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John pose la question :
I am a builder working on a project where I need to make a cone. It's a right circular cone with 15" base radius and slant angle of 30 degrees. I want to cut it out of flat sheet metal then bring the edges together to form the cone. Is this enough information?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The volume of a pile of mulch |
2004-09-22 |
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Sam pose la question :
Is there a formula to determine the cubic feet of something in a pile. IE- I need to determine the cubic feet of a pile of mulch. The pile comes to a peak, so the length and width decrease as the pile increases.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Constructing a cone |
2004-09-07 |
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Steve pose la question :
I am trying to build crayfish traps; one of the components is a cone shaped entry section.
The cone I want to make would be 12" in diameter at the base and 12" in height, from base to peak.
I need a formula to calculate the dimensions and a method of transferring the shape onto a flat piece of material.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Water in a cone |
2004-07-28 |
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A student pose la question :
A vertically inverted cone( i.e. vertex down) has a radius 7
inches and height 24 inches. Water is filled to one third of its
height .Find the ht of water when cone is turned upside down
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An elliptic cone |
2004-02-24 |
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Ben pose la question :
I am building a model for my architecture class. I need to build a elliptic cone out of chipboard and i have no idea how to do this.
The cone needs to be 20in tall and the ellipse has a max radius of 10in and a min radius of 8in.
So my question is how do i lay this out on a piece of paper so that i can form the cone after i cut it out.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The vertex of a cone |
2004-01-29 |
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Richard pose la question :
Please help me explain to my fourth graders as to why a cone has a vertex even though it does not have any straight edges.
Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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Making a cone |
2003-12-22 |
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Tracie pose la question :
I am working on a craft project at home and I have been given the following information:
16" tall and 13" diameter at base, with 1 and 1/2 " opening at top.
Is there a basic formula for creating a cone with this info?
Claude Tardif and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Water in a cone |
2003-08-12 |
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Adrienne pose la question :
Water is poured into a tank in the shape of an inverted right circular cone.ð The height of the tank is 8 m and its radius at the top is 4 m. a. Draw and label a picture to represent this situation.ð (I know how to do this) b. Identify all variable quantities. (h = 8m, r = 4m) c. Find an equation that relates the variable quantities, and reduce the number of variable quantities to two. I was thinking about the equation V = 1/3 pi r2 h, which is the Volume of a cone, but I am stumped as to how I am supposed to "reduce the number of variable quantities to two." Can you point me in the right direction?
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A sphere inscribed in a cone |
2003-08-10 |
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A student pose la question :
A sphere with radius 5cm is inscribed in a right circular cone 20 cm in height.find
(a) the base radius ,volume of the cone
(b)volume of the shaded space( to 3 sig fig)
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The vertex of a cone |
2003-03-27 |
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Holly pose la question :
I read your response to Callie about whether a cone has a vertex or not. Is it ONLY a vertex if both halves of the cone are together or can one half of the illustration have a vertex?
Walter Whiteley lui répond. |
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A lampshade from a cone |
2002-11-26 |
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Ellsie pose la question :
I need to make a pattern to cover an old lampshade. This is actually the bottom portion of a cone. Please help me figure out how to draw this pattern, so that we can complete our project.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cone that is cut off at the top |
2002-09-23 |
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Stuart pose la question :
I have to work out the dimensions and arcs of a cone that is cut off at the top. I.e Top diameter is 33mm to bottom diameter is 43mm and the depth is 80mm Are you able to work what the flat of this cone would be as I need to design within the flat area and then have it cut out. I really need to know what the flat of it is before it is cut and curled to form the above cone.
Walter Whiteley lui répond. |
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A paper model of a cone |
2002-08-14 |
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Bruce pose la question :
I have made a paper model of a cone, cut a sloping section, and removed the top. I have drawn the major and minor axis on the paper surface of the section. The major axis is not symmetrical about the minor axis. To me, this is not an ellipse. To me, an ellipse is a tubular section, because this gives a symmetrical major axis. What is your opinion?
Walter Whiteley and Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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Conics |
2002-05-29 |
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Brooke pose la question :
Which conic cannot be generated by an intersection of a plane and a double napped cone?
Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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The vertex of a cone |
2002-04-13 |
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Callie pose la question :
Does a cone have a vertex?
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A cone in 3 space |
2002-03-20 |
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Matthew pose la question :
Let C in R3 be the cone defined by x2 + y2 - z2 = 0 (A) Let P be the plane described by x + 2z = 1 (i) Find a description of P in terms of two parameters s and t .
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Walter Whiteley lui répond. |
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Water in a conical tank |
2001-10-20 |
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Sarah pose la question :
The problem: Water flows into a conical funnel at a continuous rate of one gallon per minute (One gallon = 231 Cu.In.). The height of the funnel is 5" and the diameter is 8". The 1st formula: I need to develop a formula that will give the volume, in cubic inches, of the water in the funnel at any time t (in seconds). V = f(t). The 2nd formula: I need to develop a formula that will give the height of the water in the funnel at any time t (in seconds). h = f(t).
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A pile of sand |
2001-05-14 |
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Gul pose la question :
- Sand for use on icy roads is stored in a conical pile 14.2 m high and with a base diameter of 34.4 m
- calculate the volume of the pile
- if one sander can take 6.9 m of sand, how many sanders can be filled from the pile?
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Faces |
2001-02-21 |
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Sandy pose la question :
How many faces are there on a sphere? What are the faces of a cone? What is the definition of a "face" of a 3D object?
Walter Whiteley lui répond. |
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Making a paper cone |
2000-07-30 |
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John pose la question :
The question of how to lay out & cut out of paper, cones came up. I would like the cone have :
A base of 4 inches
and height of
4 inches,
6 inches,
8 inches.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Volume of a sphere |
2000-05-21 |
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Kevin Partridge pose la question :
Does anyone have a way to physically demonstrate how to explain the volume formula for a sphere? Or perhaps how to derive the formula without calculus?
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Lining a cone |
2000-04-06 |
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Jim Campbell pose la question :
I am not a student, I am trying to solve a business problem. The question. If I want to put a lining in a chute that is cone shaped, how do I calculate the size steel plate I need to do that. The cone is 10' in diameter at the top and has a 20" hole at the bottom. The total height of the chute is 8'.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Slant height of a cone |
2000-02-24 |
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Jocelyn Wozney pose la question :
I need help with this problem for my high school calculus class. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated-I am pretty stumped. "Express the volume of a cone in terms of the slant height 'e' and the semi-vertical angle 'x' and find the value of 'x' for which the volume is a maximum if 'e' is constant.
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Surface area of a cone |
1999-09-18 |
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Frothy pose la question :
I don't understand how to find the surface area of a cone. The height is 12cm and the radius is 5cm.
Walter Whiteley lui répond. |
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Some Calculus Problems. |
1997-10-30 |
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Roger Hung pose la question :
- What real number exceeds its square by the greatest possible amount?
- The sum of two numbers is k. show that the sum of their squares is at least 1/2 k^2.
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Formulae for Surface Area. |
1997-04-28 |
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Gary Millward pose la question :
I'm trying to help my son with his Math homework (Grade 10) and he has to find the surface area of a cone and rectangluar pyramid. We have the formulas for the volume of these solids, but can't seem to locate the formulas for surface area.
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