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Key measurements first

Key measurements first

Cone and sphere with radius, diameter, vertical height and slant height labelled

A sphere is perfectly round, and a cone has a circular base and a single point. In both shapes, the radius rrr is the key measurement, while a cone also uses vertical height hhh and sometimes slant height lll.

Spheres and Cones Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Maths
  3. /Spheres and Cones

Step-by-step lessons on CCEA GCSE Maths Spheres and Cones. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build fluency with number, ratio and algebra first, since geometry, probability and statistics topics rely on them, and leave extra time nearer the exam for Higher-tier problem-solving and multi-step reasoning questions.