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A Golden Frustum

by Margaret W. Maxfield (Louisiana Tech University)

This article originally appeared in:
Mathematics Magazine
April, 1990

Subject classification(s): Geometry and Topology | Solid Geometry | Cones | Cylinders
Applicable Course(s): 4.9 Geometry

Using a cone and a frustum with appropriate size, the author divides a cylinder into three parts of equal volume.


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