A small cone of height 8 cm is cut off from a bigger cone to leave a frustum of height 16 cm. If the volume...

A small cone of height 8 cm is cut off from a bigger cone to leave a frustum of height 16 cm. If the volume of the smaller cone is 160 cm³, find the volume of the frustum.

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maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 26, 2019 at 11:21

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