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Example Question #13 : Solid Geometry

What is the surface area of a cone with a radius of 6 in and a height of 8 in?

Possible Answers:

36π in²

60π in²

96π in²

112π in²

66π in²

Correct answer:

96π in²

Explanation:

Find the slant height of the cone using the Pythagorean theorem: r² + h² = s² resulting in 6² + 8² = s² leading to s² = 100 or s = 10 in

SA = πrs + πr² = π(6)(10) + π(6)² = 60π + 36π = 96π in²

60π in² is the area of the cone without the base.

36π in² is the area of the base only.

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Example Question #14 : Solid Geometry

Use the following formula to answer the question.

$SA=\pi r^2+\pi rl$

The slant height of a right circular cone is 6cm . The radius is 2cm , and the height is 4cm . Determine the surface area of the cone.

Possible Answers:

$12\pi cm^2$

$18\pi cm^2$

$24\pi cm^2$

$20\pi cm^2$

$16\pi cm^2$

Correct answer:

$16\pi cm^2$

Explanation:

Notice that the height of the cone is not needed to answer this question and is simply extraneous information. We are told that the radius is 2cm , and the slant height is 6cm .

First plug these numbers into the equation provided.

$SA=\pi r^2+\pi rl=\pi (2)^2+\pi (2)(6)=4\pi cm^2+12\pi cm^2$

Then simplify by combining like terms.

$4\pi cm^2+12\pi cm^2=16\pi cm^2$

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Example Question #11 : Surface Area

The slant height of a cone is ; the diameter of its base is one-fifth its slant height. Give the surface area of the cone in terms of .

Possible Answers:

$\frac{ \pi L^{2}}{10}$

$\frac{ \pi L^{2}}{20}$

$\frac{ \pi L^{2}}{5}$

$\frac{6\pi L^{2}}{25}$

$\frac{11\pi L^{2}}{100}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{11\pi L^{2}}{100}$

Explanation:

The formula for the surface area of a cone with base of radius and slant height is

$A = \pi r^{2} + \pi r L$ .

The diameter of the base is $\frac{1}{5}L$ ; the radius is half this, so

$r = \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{5}L= \frac{1}{10}L$

Substitute in the surface area formula:

$A = \pi \left ( \frac{1}{10}L \right ) ^{2} + \pi \left ( \frac{1}{10}L \right ) L$

$A = \frac{1}{100} \pi L^{2} + \frac{1}{10} \pi L^{2}$

$A = \frac{1}{100} \pi L^{2} + \frac{10}{100} \pi L^{2}$

$A = \frac{11}{100} \pi L^{2} = \frac{11\pi L^{2}}{100}$

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Example Question #15 : Solid Geometry

The radius of the base of a cone is ; its slant height is two-thirds of the diameter of that base. Give its surface area in terms of .

Possible Answers:

$\frac{5\pi r ^{2}}{3}$

$\frac{\left (6- \sqrt{7} \right )\pi r ^{2}}{3}$

$\frac{\left (3- \sqrt{5} \right )\pi r ^{2}}{3}$

$\frac{7\pi r ^{2}}{3}$

$\frac{4\pi r ^{2}}{3}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{7\pi r ^{2}}{3}$

Explanation:

The formula for the surface area of a cone with base of radius and slant height is

$A = \pi r^{2} + \pi r l$ .

The diameter of the base is twice radius , or , and its slant height is two-thirds of this diameter, which is $\frac{2}{3}\cdot 2r = \frac{4}{3}r$ . Substitute this for in the formula:

$A = \pi r^{2} + \pi r \cdot \frac{4}{3}r$

$A = \pi r^{2} + \frac{4}{3} \pi r ^{2}$

$A = \frac{7}{3} \pi r ^{2} = \frac{7\pi r ^{2}}{3}$

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Example Question #2 : How To Find The Surface Area Of A Cone

The radius of the base of a cone is ; its height is twice of the diameter of that base. Give its surface area in terms of .

Possible Answers:

$3 \pi r^{2}$

$5 \pi r^{2}$

$\left ( 1+ \sqrt{5} \right ) \pi r^{2}$

$\left ( 1+2 \sqrt{5} \right ) \pi r^{2}$

$\left ( 1+ \sqrt{17} \right ) \pi r^{2}$

Correct answer:

$\left ( 1+ \sqrt{17} \right ) \pi r^{2}$

Explanation:

The formula for the surface area of a cone with base of radius and slant height is

$A = \pi r^{2} + \pi r l$ .

The base has radius and diameter . The height is twice the diamter, which is . Its slant height can be calculated using the Pythagorean Theorem:

$l = \sqrt{r^{2}+ h^{2}}$

$l = \sqrt{r^{2}+ (4r)^{2}}$

$l = \sqrt{r^{2}+ 16r^{2}}$

$l = \sqrt{17r^{2}}$

$l = r \sqrt{17 }$

Substitute $r \sqrt{17 }$ for in the surface area formula:

$A = \pi r^{2} + \pi r \cdot r \sqrt{17}$

$A = \pi r^{2} + \pi r^{2} \sqrt{17}$

$A = \left ( 1+ \sqrt{17} \right ) \pi r^{2}$

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Example Question #16 : Solid Geometry

The height of a cone is ; the diameter of its base is twice the height. Give its surface area in terms of .

Possible Answers:

$10 \pi h^{2}$

$4 \pi h^{2}$

$5 \pi h^{2}$

$\left (2 +2 \sqrt{2} \right ) \pi h^{2}$

$\left (1 + \sqrt{2} \right ) \pi h^{2}$

Correct answer:

$\left (1 + \sqrt{2} \right ) \pi h^{2}$

Explanation:

The formula for the surface area of a cone with base of radius and slant height is

$A = \pi r^{2} + \pi r l$ .

The diameter of the base is twice the height, which is ; the radius is half this, which is .

The slant height can be calculated using the Pythagorean Theorem:

$l = \sqrt{r^{2}+ h^{2}}$

$l = \sqrt{h^{2}+ h^{2}}$

$l = \sqrt{2h^{2}}$

$l =h \sqrt{2}$

Substitute $h \sqrt{2}$ for and for in the surface area formula:

$A = \pi h^{2} + \pi h \cdot h \sqrt{2}$

$A = \pi h^{2} + \pi h ^{2} \sqrt{2}$

$A = \left (1 + \sqrt{2} \right ) \pi h^{2}$

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Example Question #123 : Geometry

The circumference of the base of a cone is 80; the slant height of the cone is equal to twice the diameter of the base. Give the surface area of the cone (nearest whole number).

Possible Answers:

2,039

2,485

2,546

4,077

1,975

Correct answer:

2,546

Explanation:

The formula for the surface area of a cone with base of radius and slant height is

$A = \pi r^{2} + \pi r l$ .

The slant height is twice the diameter, or, equivalently, four times the radius, so

l = 4r

and

$A = \pi r^{2} + \pi r \cdot 4r$

$A = \pi r^{2} +4 \pi r^{2}$

$A = 5 \pi r^{2}$

The radius of the base is the circumference divided by $2\pi$ , which is

$80 \div 2 \pi \approx 80 \div (2 \times 3.14 )\approx 12.73$

Substitute:

$A = 5 \pi r^{2}$

$A \approx 5 \cdot 3.14 \cdot (12.73)^{2}$

$A \approx 2,546$

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Example Question #2 : How To Find The Surface Area Of A Cone

The circumference of the base of a cone is 100; the height of the cone is equal to the diameter of the base. Give the surface area of the cone (nearest whole number).

Possible Answers:

2,575

2,385

1,779

8,443

1,589

Correct answer:

2,575

Explanation:

The formula for the surface area of a cone with base of radius and slant height is

$A = \pi r^{2} + \pi r l$ .

The diameter of the base is the circumference divided by $\pi$ , which is

$d = C \div (2\pi ) \approx 100 \div 3.14 \approx 31.83$

This is also the height .

The radius is half this, or

$r = d \div 2 \approx 31.83 \div 2 \approx 15.92$

The slant height can be found by way of the Pythagorean Theorem:

$l = \sqrt{r^{2}+ h ^{2}}$

$l \approx \sqrt{15.92^{2}+ 31.83 ^{2}}$

$l \approx \sqrt{253.30+ 1,013.21}$

$l \approx \sqrt{1266.51}$

$l \approx 35.60$

Substitute in the surface area formula:

$A = \pi r^{2} + \pi r l$

$A \approx 3.14 \cdot 15.92 ^{2} + 3.14 \cdot 15.92 \cdot 35.60$

$A \approx 795.8+ 1,780.1$

$A \approx 2,575$

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Example Question #8 : How To Find The Surface Area Of A Cone

A heat shield on a particular satellite takes the form of a cone. If the surface area of the "face" of the cone (not counting the disk on the bottom) is 2744.36ft^2 , and the stripe of reflective paint from the tip of the cone is down to the base is feet long, what is the diameter of the disk in feet? Round $\pi$ to 3 significant digits. Round your final answer to the nearest foot.

Possible Answers:

51ft

38ft

12ft

46ft

28ft

Correct answer:

46ft

Explanation:

In this problem, we only need to consider the part of the formula for conic surface area that deals with slant height, since that is all the information we have.

We know the formula for the lateral surface area of a cone is $\pi r l$ , and we know that is feet. Plugging in our other values gives us:

$\pi r (38) = 2744.36$

Simplify:

$\pi r (38) = 2744.36$

$r = \frac{2744.36}{(38)(3.14)} \approx 23$

Thus, if our radius is approximately feet, our diameter is approximately feet.

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Example Question #9 : How To Find The Surface Area Of A Cone

What is the surface area in square units of a cone with radius units and height units?

Possible Answers:

$470\pi$

$323\pi$

$677\pi$

$224\pi$

$558\pi$

Correct answer:

$224\pi$

Explanation:

The formula for surface area of a cone is:

$\pi r^2 + \pi r l$ , where is the slant height. Since we know the radius, we can calculate the first part without issue:

$\pi r^2 = \pi (7)^2 = 49\pi$

The second part requires us to calculate slant height. Since all cones have a right angle created by the base and height perpendicular to the base, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate :

a^2 + b^2 = l^2

7^2 + 24^2 = l^2 = 625

l = 25

Now, we can complete our formula. Don't forget to add in the circular base.

$\pi r^2 + \pi r l = 49\pi + \pi (7)(25) = 49\pi + 175\pi = 224\pi$

Thus, our surface area is $224\pi$ square units.

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