A cone is generated by rotating triangle ABC around side ¯AB. Its total surface area is π times what number?
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=π∗32+π∗3∗√10=9π+3√10π=(9+3√10)π
The question asks what the surface area is pi times what number? Well, that number would be 9+3√10.