A curious proof of cone's volume #SoME1 #SummerofMathExposition #3blue1Brown #geometry #cone

If you have seen lots of times the formula for the volume of a cone but weren't able to prove it, or you only demonstrate it years after you learned it; this is your video. We'll introduce ourselves in a different proof, which you can do by yourself practically from scratch. Additionally, you will learn or refresh a few mathematical concepts and techniques which could be useful for you in the future. PREREQUISITES AND BACKGROUND A basic geometry intuition Basic algebraic manipulation Knowledge about common function plotting The concept of limit (not epsilon-delta :)) How to formally write a generic polynomial How to solve a linear system of equations Note: The expression for the Vn approximation and the polynomial form of the sum till n squared, should be proved by induction. You could try by yourself, and in case you have any doubt or want to share your results, contact the email below. ERRORS At 7:11 the 3rd coefficient in the 3rd row should be 3 instead of 2 00:00 Intro 00:30 Cylinders for the approximation and Thales's Theorem 02:08 Some approximations and 1st limit 04:29 How to find a function (for the sum in terms of n) 07:24 Final step of the proof Email: [email protected]