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A frustum of a cone is the part that remains when thevertex is cut off by a plane parallel to its base.

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2. What is the similarity ratio for the two cones? 0-/33. Use the similarity ratio to find the height of thecutoff cone. \ {p c vn t":. ~4. What is the height of the frustum? 8' CVV\

5. Can you find the surface area of the frustum bysubtracting the surface area of the cut-off cone from thesurface area of the original cone? _h•...•..•.Q,,-O-__ -'--_

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6. Can you find the volume of the frustum bysubtracting the volume of the cut-off cone from thevolume of the original cone? -.loj'&I-.le-"'-..;1S'------

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A frustum of a pyramid is the part that remains whenthe vertex is cut off by a plane parallel to its base.

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3. What is the ratio of the volume of the cut-offpyramid to the original pyramid? \ Ik'

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5. What is the ratio of the volume of the frustum to theoriginal pyramid? 1f 8'

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7. What shape are the lateral faces of the frustum?ieo ~ t-(a.r

8. If the lateral edge of the original pyramid is 26 in.,find the height of the trapezoidal lateral faces.

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Example 3 - A frustum is formed by slicing a coneparallel to its base. The ratio of the heights of thecutoff cone to the original cone is 3:5. If the volumeof the original cone is 625 cu. in., what is the volumeof the frustum? 0 3~: 5

Example 4 - A frustum is formed by slicing asquare-based pyramid parallel to its base and

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