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Question from Chelsea, a student: 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. |
Chelsea,
You didn't tell us what the problem is but there is a great deal of information in the description of the cone.
You know that $|CA| = |AB|$ and triangle $ACB$ is a right triangle. What does Pythagoras tell you?
Penny
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