Cylinders and Cones

Volume

Using the same cylinder as yesterday with a height and diameter of 2 inches.

Suppose we created a cone by folding a piece of paper and trimming the edges.• What are the

characteristics of this cone?

Suppose we filled the cone and emptied the contents into the cylinder.

How many times do you think we could empty the cone into the cylinder?

What is the relationship between the volume of a cone and a cylinder?

What is the volume of the cone?2

inch

es

2 inchesBh

h

2

2

2

𝑉=23π

𝑉=2.0933𝑖𝑛 3

Practice

• Complete Question D on page 51.• Complete Question 10 and 11 on page 55.