Calculate the volume of the cone.

A cone 27 centimeters high with radius of 13 centimeters.

What is the volume of a cone with a height of 27 cm and a radius of 13 cm? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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The volume \( V \) of a cone is given by the formula:

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

where:

  • \( r \) is the radius of the base of the cone,
  • \( h \) is the height of the cone.

In this case, the radius \( r = 13 \) cm and the height \( h = 27 \) cm.

Now, we can plug in the values:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \pi (13^2)(27) \]

First, calculate \( 13^2 \):

\[ 13^2 = 169 \]

Now, substitute back into the volume formula:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \pi (169)(27) \]

Next, calculate \( 169 \times 27 \):

\[ 169 \times 27 = 4563 \]

Now we can find the volume:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \pi (4563) \]

Calculating \( \frac{4563}{3} \):

\[ \frac{4563}{3} = 1521 \]

Thus, the volume is:

\[ V \approx 1521 \pi \]

Now, to find the numerical value, we use \( \pi \approx 3.14159 \):

\[ V \approx 1521 \times 3.14159 \approx 4777.96339 \]

Rounding to the nearest tenth:

\[ V \approx 4778.0 \]

Therefore, the volume of the cone is approximately:

\[ \boxed{4778.0} \text{ cubic centimeters} \]