Eduardo makes a cone out of clay with a height that’s twice the length of the diameter. The diameter of the cone is 30 centimeters. Find the volume of the cone.(1 point)

Responses

18,000π cm3
18,000 pi cm cubed

4,500π cm3
4,500 pi cm cubed

72,000π cm3
72,000 pi cm cubed

2,250π cm3
2,250 pi cm cubed

1 answer

To find the volume of the cone, we can use the formula for the volume of a cone:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h \]

where \( r \) is the radius and \( h \) is the height of the cone.

  1. Find the radius: The diameter of the cone is 30 cm, so the radius \( r \) is half of that:

\[ r = \frac{30 \text{ cm}}{2} = 15 \text{ cm} \]

  1. Find the height: The problem states that the height of the cone is twice the length of the diameter. Since the diameter is 30 cm, the height \( h \) is:

\[ h = 2 \times \text{diameter} = 2 \times 30 \text{ cm} = 60 \text{ cm} \]

  1. Calculate the volume: Now substitute the radius and height into the volume formula:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \pi (15 \text{ cm})^2 (60 \text{ cm}) \]

Calculating \( (15 \text{ cm})^2 \):

\[ (15)^2 = 225 \text{ cm}^2 \]

Now substituting back into the volume formula:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \pi \cdot 225 \text{ cm}^2 \cdot 60 \text{ cm} \]

Calculating \( 225 \times 60 \):

\[ 225 \times 60 = 13500 \]

Now dividing by 3:

\[ V = \frac{13500}{3} \pi \text{ cm}^3 = 4500 \pi \text{ cm}^3 \]

Thus, the volume of the cone is:

\[ \boxed{4500\pi \text{ cm}^3} \]

So the correct response is: 4,500π cm³.