The volume of a right cone is 100piπ unitscubed

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. If its height is 12 units, find its radius.

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To find the radius of the cone, we first need to know the formula for the volume of a cone, which is:

V = (1/3)πr^2h

Given that the volume is 100π and the height is 12, we can plug these values into the formula:

100π = (1/3)πr^2(12)

Simplify:

100 = 4r^2

Divide both sides by 4:

r^2 = 25

Take the square root of both sides:

r = 5

Therefore, the radius of the cone is 5 units.