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Given information

A cone with height is inscribed in a larger cone with  height so that its vertex is at the center of the base of the larger cone.

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

Let the radius of the bigger cone is  and the radius of the smaller cone is  .

From Figure, consider  and   

  

  

  

  and  are similar triangle.

By AAA Theorem,

  

  

  

  

The volume of the inner cone is   

Substitute the value of    in   

  

  

 

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