A waffle cone is in the shape of a cone with a slant height of 8 inches in a radius of 3 inches. A baker wants to know the surface area of the cone in order to cover the cone with melted chocolate. What is the surface area of the side of the cone and square inches. Use 3.144 pi around your answer to the nearest hundred
To find the surface area of the side of the cone, we first need to find the lateral surface area. The lateral surface area of a cone can be calculated using the formula:
Lateral surface area = π * r * s
where r is the radius of the cone and s is the slant height of the cone.
Plugging in the values given:
Lateral surface area = 3.144 * 3 * 8 = 75.456 square inches
Therefore, the surface area of the side of the cone is approximately 75.456 square inches.