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October 10, 2014
Objective: I will be able to calculate the volume of a cone using the formula.
Warm Up:Find the volume of the following cylinders
Radius: 2'' Height: 4''
Radius: 5cm Height: 28 cm
Radius: 4' Height: 25'
Radius: 5.6'' Height: 10''
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We Do: Rapid Review
What is volume?
How do we measure it? Is there a "general" formula for finding volume?
Yes, base (length times width) times height!
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Think. What is a cone?
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I Do: Vocabulary
A cone is a threedimensional figure with a circular base connected by a curved surface to a single vortex.
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Draw a "Double Bubble Map" Comparing Cones and Cyllinders
Think. We already know the volume of a cone. How are cylinders and cones similar?
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Proving the formula!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnVr_x7c79w
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I Do: Finding the Volume of a Cone
Remember: Volume=1/3πr2h
If a cone had a height of 10ft and a radius of 5 feet, what would the volume be?
The volume of a cone is 471.24 cubic inches and the height is 8 inches. What is the radius of the cone?
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We Do: Finding the Volume of a Cone
Remember: Volume=1/3πr2h
If a cone had a height of 9.2 inches and a radius of 3 inches, what would the volume be?
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You Do: Finding the Volume of a Cone
Remember: Volume=1/3πr2h
If a cone had a height of 3 yards and a radius of 4 yards, what would the volume be?
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You Do: Find the volume of the following cones. When you are done, check your work with your shoulder partner.
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You Do:
A party hat is going to be filled with candy. If it has a height of 8 inches and a radius of 7 inches. How many cubic inches of candy could it hold?
The Colorado Department of Transportation stores road salt in conical buildings. If the building has a diameter of 4 meters and a height of 3.8 meters, how many cubic meters of salt can it hold? Suppose the CDT wants to store 10,000 cubic meters of salt, how many buildings would they need?
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You Do:
A cylinder has a radius of 5 centimeters and a height of 12 centimeters. What would the height of the cone need to be to have the same volume if the radius was the same?
The volume of a cone with a 30mm radius is 9,420 cubic mm. What is the height of the cone?
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You Do: Find the ErrorCarmen is finding the volume of rice that will fill a coneshaped vase. The vase is 6 inches tall with a diameter of 4 inches.
Carmen decides that: Volume=1/3π x 4 x 4 x 6 Volume=100.5 cubic inches
Find her mistake and correct it! Explain your thinking
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You Do: Extension
Think. What would have the greater effect on the volume of a cone: doubling its radius or doubling its height? Why? Prove your idea by completing an example with real numbers.
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DOL: Find the volume of the figure below. Round to the nearest tenth. Do not leave in terms of pi.