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A cone has a circular base and a vertex that is not on the base.

Cones are
similar in some ways to pyramids. They both have just one base and they
converge to a point, the vertex.
The formula for the volume of a cone is:

V= Bh
Since the base area is a circle, again we can substitute the area formula
for a circle into the volume formula, in place of the base area. The final
formula for the volume of a cone is:

V= pi r h
Lets find the volume of this cone:

We can substitute the values into the volume formula. When we perform
the calculations, we find that the volume is 150.72 cubic centimeters.
V = pi r h
V = (3.14) (4cm) x 9cm
V = (3.14) (16cm) x 9cm
V = (50.24cm) x 9cm
V = (452.16cm )
V = 150.72 cm

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