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A cone is generated by rotating triangle ABC around side ¯AB.  Its total surface area is π times what number?

 

 Aug 23, 2023
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If you could envision rotating ABC around ¯AB, then the diagram would look like the following diagram. I realize the diagram is not drawn to scale. As of now, I have not yet worked out how to draw 3-dimensional figures efficiently.

 

 

The surface area of right cones are SAright cone=πr2+πrL where r is the radius of the right cone and the L is the slant height of the right cone. We already know the radius of this cone, but we can find L with the use of Pythagorean's Theorem.

 

L2=12+32L2=1+9L2=10L=10 or L=10

 

Since we are dealing with lengths, reject L=10. Now that we have found all the necessary lengths, we can find the surface area of this right cone.

 

SAright cone=πr2+πrL=π32+π310=9π+310π=(9+310)π

 

The question asks what the surface area is pi times what number? Well, that number would be 9+310.

 Aug 24, 2023

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