Answer:
12π in³
Step-by-step explanation:
The right triangle formed by the radius (r), height (x), and slant height (y) is a 3-4-5 right triangle, with the dimension 4 inches being the perpendicular height from the base to the apex. That is, the Pythagorean theorem tells us ...
r² + x² = y²
x = √(y² -r²) = √(25 -9) = 4 . . . inches
The formula for the volume of a cone is ...
V = (1/3)πr²h . . . . . . . . h is the height, what you call x
Your cone has r = 3 in, h = 4 in. Filling in these numbers and simplifying, we get ...
V = (1/3)π(3 in)²(4 in) = 12π in³
The volume of the cone is 12π cubic inches.
Y results from something being multiplied by x , and the values are always proportional to one another. Notice that putting these points into a ratio of x-value to y-value results in 1:3 as a simplified version. So, the constant of proportionality is what x is being multiplied by to get y . In this case, it is 3 . PLEASE MARK A THE BRAIN THINGY
You solve an equation like this by adding the opposite of the constant to both sides of the equation.
... V -16 +16 = -32 +16 . . . . . addition property of equality: if a=c, then a+b = c+b
... V + 0 = -16 . . . . . . . . . . . . additive inverse property of integers: -16+16 = 0
... V = -16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . identity element of addition: V+0 = V
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<em>You can always do the same thing to both sides of an equation.</em> Here, it is useful to add the opposite of -16 to both sides. That way the constant on the left becomes zero, so you only have the variable by itself—which is what you want.
