Math Playground
Geometry

Cone

A circle pulled to a point. Ice-cream, party hats, traffic markers.

A cone is a circle that's been pulled to a single point. Ice-cream cones, party hats, traffic markers and rocket nose-cones all share this shape.

Volume
V = ⅓ π r² h

Exactly one-third of the cylinder it'd fit inside.

Surface area
A = π r² + π r ℓ

ℓ is the slant height (from apex to edge of base).

Try this: fill a cone with water and pour it into a cylinder of the same base and height. It takes exactly three cones to fill the cylinder.