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Good Afternoon Sherry,
Could you explain me how to find parametric equation and implicit representation of a right circular cone with apex at the origin, height 'h' along z-axis and radius 'r' along x-axis
Rishi~
If the radius is on the x-axis then the base of the right circular cone is in the xy plane and the equation of a circle is x^2+y^2 = r^2 and if the height is z then if you are referring to the volume [[1/3)*pi*r^2*h)] you have (1/3)pi(x^2+y^2)z since x^2+y^2 = r^2 and h = z.
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Sherry Wallin
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I can answer most questions up through Calculus and some in Number Theory and Abstract Algebra.
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I have had my Bachelor's Degree since 1987 and have been a teacher since 1988. I earned my Masters Degree in Mathematics May 2010. I have been teaching at the same community college since 2002.
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I have taught 12 years at the community college level, medical college, and technical college as well as a high school instructor and alternative education instructor and charter school instructor.
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Master's GPA 3.56
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