Originally Posted by
mrrabbit
For lack of a graphical representation of the actual cone - or a photo of the actual cone - providing "D" along with "B" and "C" allows for me to visualize the proportion and thereby determine if the cone provides a wide bearing track or narrow bearing track for the conical section.
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Well, it's been a while since I've done higher math and geometry, but wouldn't D just be B + C?