Find the height and volume of a cone with slant height of 41 feet and a radius of 40 feet. Use 3.14 for pi

The height of the cone is ______ feet.
The volume of the cone is _______ cubic feet

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To find the height and volume of the cone, we can use the following formulas.

  1. Finding the Height of the Cone: The relationship between the slant height (l), height (h), and radius (r) of the cone can be expressed using the Pythagorean theorem: \[ l^2 = h^2 + r^2 \]

Given:

  • Slant height \( l = 41 \) feet
  • Radius \( r = 40 \) feet

We can rearrange the formula to solve for the height \( h \): \[ h^2 = l^2 - r^2 \] \[ h^2 = 41^2 - 40^2 \] \[ h^2 = 1681 - 1600 \] \[ h^2 = 81 \] \[ h = \sqrt{81} = 9 \text{ feet} \]

  1. Finding the Volume of the Cone: The volume \( V \) of a cone can be calculated using the formula: \[ V = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h \]

Using \( \pi \approx 3.14 \), the radius \( r = 40 \) feet, and the height \( h = 9 \) feet: \[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times 3.14 \times (40)^2 \times 9 \] \[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times 3.14 \times 1600 \times 9 \] \[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times 3.14 \times 14400 \] \[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times 45216 \] \[ V = 15072 \text{ cubic feet} \]

Final Answers:

  • The height of the cone is 9 feet.
  • The volume of the cone is 15072 cubic feet.