Question

The lateral area of a cone is 500 pi cm.^2. The radius is 50 cm. Find the slant height to the nearest tenth

a. 10 cm
b. 9.1 cm
c. 14.2 cm
d. 11.2 cm

Answer 1

The answer is a. 10 cm

The lateral area (LA) of the cone can be expressed as:
LA = π * r * l
r - the radius of the cone
l - slant height of the cone

It is given:
l = ?
r = 50 cm
LA = 500π cm²

Let's replace these in the equation for the lateral area of the cone:
500π = π * 50 * l
500π = 50π * l
⇒ l = 500π/50π
l = 10 cm