Eli is making a model castle out of clay. One of the roof peaks is in the shape of a cone with a diameter of 14 inches and a slant height of 20 inches. What is the surface area of the cone peak? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Use 3.14 for pi.(1 point)
To find the surface area of the cone, we need to calculate the lateral surface area and the surface area of the base.
The lateral surface area of a cone is given by the formula: (pi)(r)(l), where r is the radius of the base and l is the slant height.
In this case, the radius is half the diameter, so r = 14 / 2 = 7 inches.
The lateral surface area of the cone is then: (3.14)(7)(20) ≈ 439.6 square inches.
The surface area of the base of a cone is given by the formula: (pi)(r^2), where r is the radius of the base.
In this case, the radius is half the diameter, so r = 14 / 2 = 7 inches.
The surface area of the base of the cone is then: (3.14)(7^2) = 153.86 square inches.
The total surface area of the cone peak is the sum of the lateral surface area and the surface area of the base:
439.6 + 153.86 = 593.46 square inches.
Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the surface area of the cone peak is approximately 593.46 square inches.
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To find the surface area of the cone peak, we need to calculate the curved surface area. The formula for the curved surface area of a cone is given by: πrℓ, where r is the radius of the base and ℓ is the slant height.
Given that the diameter of the cone peak is 14 inches, the radius would be half of that, which is 7 inches.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find the slant height ℓ. The slant height, the radius, and the height form a right triangle, where the slant height is the hypotenuse.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we get ℓ^2 = r^2 + h^2, where h is the height of the cone.
Since we only have the slant height and the radius, we need to use the Pythagorean theorem to find the height.
Since the slant height is 20 inches and the radius is 7 inches, we have:
ℓ^2 = r^2 + h^2
20^2 = 7^2 + h^2
400 = 49 + h^2
h^2 = 400 - 49
h^2 = 351
h ≈ √351
h ≈ 18.71 inches
Now that we have the height of the cone, we can proceed to find the curved surface area.
The curved surface area of the cone peak is given by πrℓ:
(3.14)(7)(20) ≈ 439.6 square inches.
Therefore, the surface area of the cone peak is approximately 439.6 square inches.
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To find the surface area of the cone peak, we need to calculate the curved surface area. The formula for the curved surface area of a cone is given by πrℓ, where r is the radius of the base and ℓ is the slant height.
Given that the diameter of the cone peak is 14 inches, the radius would be half of that, which is 7 inches.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find the slant height ℓ. The slant height, the radius, and the height form a right triangle, where the slant height is the hypotenuse.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we get ℓ^2 = r^2 + h^2, where h is the height of the cone.
Since we only have the slant height and the radius, we need to use the Pythagorean theorem to find the height.
Since the slant height is 20 inches and the radius is 7 inches, we have:
ℓ^2 = r^2 + h^2
20^2 = 7^2 + h^2
400 = 49 + h^2
h^2 = 400 - 49
h^2 = 351
h ≈ √351
h ≈ 18.71 inches
Now that we have the height of the cone, we can proceed to find the curved surface area.
The curved surface area of the cone peak is given by πrℓ:
(3.14)(7)(18.71) ≈ 415.8 square inches.
Therefore, the surface area of the cone peak is approximately 415.8 square inches.
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Apologies for the repeated errors. Let's calculate the correct surface area of the cone peak.
The diameter of the cone peak is 14 inches, so the radius is half of that, which is 7 inches.
To find the slant height (ℓ), we can use the Pythagorean theorem. The slant height, the radius, and the height (h) form a right triangle. With the slant height of 20 inches and the radius of 7 inches:
ℓ^2 = r^2 + h^2
20^2 = 7^2 + h^2
400 = 49 + h^2
h^2 = 400 - 49
h^2 = 351
h ≈ √351
h ≈ 18.71 inches
Now that we have the height, we can calculate the surface area of the cone peak.
The curved surface area (A) of the cone peak is given by the formula: πrh.
A = π(7)(18.71) ≈ 1304.74 square inches.
Therefore, the surface area of the cone peak is approximately 1304.74 square inches.
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Apologies for the repeated errors. Let's calculate the correct surface area of the cone peak.
The diameter of the cone peak is 14 inches, so the radius is half of that, which is 7 inches.
To find the slant height (ℓ), we can use the Pythagorean theorem. The slant height, the radius, and the height (h) form a right triangle. With the slant height of 20 inches and the radius of 7 inches:
ℓ^2 = r^2 + h^2
20^2 = 7^2 + h^2
400 = 49 + h^2
h^2 = 400 - 49
h^2 = 351
h ≈ √351
h ≈ 18.71 inches
Now that we have the height, we can calculate the surface area of the cone peak.
The curved surface area (A) of the cone peak is given by the formula: πrl.
A = π(7)(20) ≈ 440.96 square inches.
Therefore, the surface area of the cone peak is approximately 440.96 square inches.