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15. Show that height of the cylinder of greatest volume which can be inscribed in a right circular cone of height
h
h
h
and semi vertical angle
α
\alpha
α
is one-third that of the cone and the greatest volume of cylinder is
4
27
π
h
3
tan
2
α
\frac{4}{27} \pi h^{3} \tan ^{2} \alpha
27
4
π
h
3
tan
2
α
.
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