Volume of Cones, Cylinders, and Spheres Quick Check

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A cone is placed inside a cylinder. The apex of the cone touching the center of the top circle of the cylinder is highlighted with a dot. The cone with its base is drawn in dashed lines. The base of the cone is common with the base of the cylinder.

A sculptor created a design by carving a cone out of a cylinder. The cone and cylinder share the same radius and height. If the volume of the cylinder before removing the cone is 54 in.3
, what is the volume of the amount remaining?(1 point)
Responses

27 in.3
27 in. cubed

18 in.3
18 in. cubed

40 in.3
40 in. cubed

36 in.3
36 in. cubed
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The volume \( V \) of a cylinder is given by the formula:

\[ V_{\text{cylinder}} = \pi r^2 h \]

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

\[ V_{\text{cone}} = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h \]

Since the cone and the cylinder share the same radius \( r \) and height \( h \), we can calculate the volume of the cone given the volume of the cylinder.

From the problem, we know:

\[ V_{\text{cylinder}} = 54 , \text{in}^3 \]

Now, let's find the volume of the cone:

\[ V_{\text{cone}} = \frac{1}{3} V_{\text{cylinder}} = \frac{1}{3} \times 54 , \text{in}^3 = 18 , \text{in}^3 \]

To find the volume of the amount remaining after carving out the cone from the cylinder, we subtract the volume of the cone from the volume of the cylinder:

\[ V_{\text{remaining}} = V_{\text{cylinder}} - V_{\text{cone}} = 54 , \text{in}^3 - 18 , \text{in}^3 = 36 , \text{in}^3 \]

Therefore, the volume of the amount remaining after the cone is carved out of the cylinder is:

36 in.³