How to Calculate the Volume of a Cone Section

You can calculate the volume of ice cream in a cone with a simple volume calculation.

A cone is a basic geometric shape that has a circular base with a pointed top. To calculate the volume of a cone, you would need to measure the diameter, which is the distance across the center of the circular base, and the height, which is measured vertically from the circular base to the tip of the point. All other required values are constants, which are already known.

Things You'll Need

• Tape measure

Instructions

1. Measure the diameter and the height of the cone.

2. Square the diameter, which means to multiply the diameter by itself. As an example, a cone with a diameter of 3 inches would result in 9 square inches.

3. Multiply this number by the height. In the example, if the cone's height was 6 inches, you would then have 54 cubic inches.

4. Multiply this figure by pi, or 3.14. In the example, you would now have 169.56 cubic inches.

5. Divide this number by 12 to complete the volume calculation for the cone. In the example, the cone would have a volume of 14 cubic inches.

References

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Nose Cone Volumes