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Right cone A and oblique cone B both have a height of 26 mm.
2 cones have a height of 26 millimeters. Cone A is a right cone with a radius of a. Cone B is an oblique cone with radius b.
Complete the statements about the two cones.
The volumes of the cones are equal when
.
If a > b, then the cross-sectional area of cone A is
the cross-sectional area of cone B at every level parallel to their respective bases.
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The volumes are equal when a = b. (Volume = (1/3)πr^2h, same h = 26.)
If a > b, then the cross-sectional area of cone A is greater than the cross-sectional area of cone B at every level parallel to their bases (areas scale as π(r·(x/h))^2, so larger base radius gives larger slice).
If a > b, then the cross-sectional area of cone A is greater than the cross-sectional area of cone B at every level parallel to their bases (areas scale as π(r·(x/h))^2, so larger base radius gives larger slice).
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