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Find the lateral area of this cone

Find the lateral area of this cone-example-1

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R=3 is the radius h= 3 is the height
User OronNavon
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Answer: 40.0

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r = 3 is the radius

h = 3 is the height

LA = lateral area of the cone

LA = pi*r*sqrt(r^2 + h^2)

LA = pi*3*sqrt(3^2+3^2)

LA = pi*3*sqrt(18)

LA = pi*3*3*sqrt(2)

LA = 9*sqrt(2)*pi .... exact area in terms of pi

LA = 39.9859464434252 ... approximate area

LA = 40.0 ......... rounding to nearest tenth

I used my calculator's stored version of pi to get the approximate answer.

Note how the slant height L = sqrt(r^2+h^2) which can be shown through the pythagorean theorem.

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