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AMC 12 2012b Problem 15

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Jesse cuts a circular paper disk of radius 1212 along two radii to form two sectors, the smaller having a central angle of 120120 degrees. He makes two circular cones, using each sector to form the lateral surface of a cone. What is the ratio of the volume of the smaller cone to that of the larger one?

\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{8} \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{4} \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\sqrt{10}}{10} \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{5}}{6} \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{\sqrt{5}}{5}

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