Inscribe a right circular cylinder of height h and radius r in a cone of fixed radius

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Inscribe a right circular cylinder of height h and radius r in a cone of fixed radius R and fixed height H. See the illustration. Express the volume V of the cylinder as a function of r.

V = Πr2h. Note also the similar triangles.

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Precalculus

ISBN: 978-0321716835

9th edition

Authors: Michael Sullivan

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