Cone Volume Calculator

Enter any two of the three values (radius, height and volume) using consistent units, then click calculate to get the missing one.

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Cone Diagram
圆锥体积计算公式:\(V = \frac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h\)

About the Cone Volume Calculator

A right circular cone is a solid with a circular base and a single apex above the base. Its key dimensions are the base radius r and vertical height h.

If r is the base radius and h is the height, the volume of a cone is given by V = 1/3 · π · r² · h. This calculator uses that formula to convert between radius, height and volume.

When radius and height are known, volume is computed from V = 1/3 · π · r² · h. When volume and one dimension are known, you can invert the formulas r = √(3V / (πh)) or h = 3V / (πr²) to find the missing value. As long as you keep units consistent, the result has clear physical meaning.

All inputs must be greater than 0. If the volume looks far too large or small compared with r²h, it may indicate unit mismatch or input errors.

Quiz: Test Your Understanding of Cones and Volume

1. What is the basic volume formula for a right circular cone?

V = 1/3 · π · r² · h.

2. If height doubles while radius stays the same, how does volume change?

Volume is proportional to height, so it doubles as well.

3. If radius doubles while height stays the same, how does volume change?

Volume is proportional to r², so doubling radius makes volume four times larger.

4. If a cone has radius 3 and height 6, what is its approximate volume?

V = 1/3 · π · 3² · 6 = 18π, approximately 56.5 when π ≈ 3.1416.

5. Why must all inputs use the same unit?

Because volume combines area and height into cubic units; inconsistent units make the result physically meaningless.

6. Where is cone volume calculation used in practice?

In conical hoppers, funnels, piles of material approximated as cones, traffic cones and various design problems.

7. What happens if radius or height is zero or negative?

That does not represent a real cone, and this tool will report that the value must be greater than zero.

8. How is cone volume related to cylinder volume with the same base and height?

The cone's volume is exactly one third of the cylinder's volume.

9. How can you use volume to estimate how much material fits into a conical container?

First compute the container's volume, then multiply or convert according to material density to estimate mass or quantity.

10. What advantages does this online cone volume calculator have over manual calculation?

It quickly evaluates many combinations of radius and height, reduces arithmetic mistakes and speeds up learning and engineering work.

Cone Volume Tool

This tool lets you switch between “given radius and height, find volume” and “given volume plus one dimension, solve for the other”, useful for geometry, hoppers and containers.

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