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The volume of a cone for pre-calculus students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 October 2017

Nick Lord*
Affiliation:
Tonbridge School, Kent TN9 1JP e-mail: njl@tonbridge-school.org

Abstract

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Teaching Notes
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 2017 

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