If the diameter of the circle was 24, the radius must be 12, right? that would make the distance from the top of the cone to the end 12.
using the Pythagorean theorem, the square of 12 plus the square of 16 is the square of the hypotenuse.
256 + 144 = 400
sqrt of 400 = 20
Answer: 20.
I could be very wrong. Let me know if I am.
