Some mistakes solving a tricky problem about a cone

I made up a problem about a cone last night and asked my older son to take a crack at solving it. He’s been working on 3d geometry lately. It took him 3 tries, and I think the mistakes are really interesting to follow.

First try:

 

Second try:

 

Third try:

 

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