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High School Higher-Dimensional Geometry Stars indicate
particularly interesting answers or good places to begin
browsing. Selected answers to common questions: Do cones or
cylinders have edges? Latitude and longitude. MaximizIng the
volume of a cylinder. - Volume by Inch of a Cone-Shaped Tank
[03/03/2003] I have a chemical tank that has a cone bottom and I
need to know the volume of each inch of the cone. - Volume of a
Cone [02/08/2002] I have observed that a cone consists of a
right triangle and a circle base, and I have came up with
another method of calculating the volume of - Volume of a Cone
[5/9/1996] How much coffee can a tapered coffee pot hold? -
Volume of a Cone [02/19/1999] Prove that the volume of a cone is
one-third that of a cylinder with the same height and radius. -
Volume of a Cone [01/29/2001] I know HOW to find the volume of a
cone (1/3area of base times height di