Tapering timbers: finding the volume of conical frustums

• Autores: Dustin L. Jones, Max Coleman
• Localización: Mathematics teacher, ISSN-e 2330-0582, ISSN 0025-5769, Vol. 105, Nº 7, 2012, págs. 500-505
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5951/mathteacher.105.7.0500
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• Resumen

  • Many everyday objects-paper cups, muffins, and flowerpots-are examples of conical frustums. Shouldn't the volume of such figures have a central place in the geometry curriculum?