Volume of cone radius 2 height 6

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The question

Question: find the volume of a cone with radius 2 and height 6.

1 A third of the cylinder

Draw a cylinder around the cone, with the same base and the same height.

Fill the cone with water 3 times.

That fills the cylinder exactly.

So the cone is one third of the cylinder.

π is a special number for circles.

It is about 3.14.

The cylinder is π × r² × h.

So the cone is V = ⅓ × π × r² × h.

Now put the numbers in: r = 2 and h = 6.

2² means 2 times 2.

That is 4.

So V = ⅓ × π × 4 × 6.

Keep the numbers small: divide 6 by 3 first.

6 divided by 3 is 2.

So V = π × 4 × 2.

4 times 2 is 8.

So V = 8π.

We keep π in the answer.

That is the exact answer.

2 About how much

To see about how much, put 3.14 for π.

8 times 3.14 is 25.12.

So the volume is about 25.12 cubic units.

Let's look back.

First: a third of the cylinder.

Last: about how much.