A curved surface of a cone, based diameter 18cm, is formed from a sector of a circle, radius 15cm. find
(a) the angle of the sector.
(b) the total surface area.?
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To find the angle of the sector (a), we can use the formula for the circumference of a circle:
C = 2πr
Since the curved surface of the cone is formed from a sector of a circle, the circumference of the base of the cone must be equal to the circumference of the sector.
The base of the cone has a diameter of 18 cm, so the radius is half of that: r = 18/2 = 9 cm.
Therefore, the circumference of the base and the sector is given by C = 2π(9) = 18π.
The sector is formed from a circle with a radius of 15 cm, so the circumference of the circle is C = 2π(15) = 30π.
Since the curved surface of the cone is formed from a sector of the circle, we can set up the following proportion:
18π / 360 = 30π / x,
where x represents the angle of the sector.
Simplifying the equation, we have:
18πx = 360(30π),
18x = 360(30),
18x = 10800,
x = 600.
Therefore, the angle of the sector is 600 degrees.
For part (b), to find the total surface area of the cone, we need to consider the curved surface area and the base area.
The curved surface area can be found using the formula:
A_curved_surface = πrℓ,
where r is the radius of the base and ℓ is the slant height of the cone.
To find the slant height, we can use the Pythagorean theorem:
ℓ^2 = r^2 + h^2,
where h is the height of the cone. Since the height is not given, we cannot find the slant height or the total surface area without further information.
Please provide the height of the cone to continue solving for the total surface area.
To find the angle of the sector, you can use the formula:
Angle of sector = (Length of arc / Radius)
In this case, the radius of the sector is 15 cm. The length of the arc can be found using the formula for the circumference of a circle:
Circumference = 2 * π * Radius
Substituting the values given:
Circumference = 2 * π * 15 cm
Circumference = 30π cm
Since the curved surface of the cone is formed from this arc, the length of the arc is the same as the circumference of the base of the cone.
Now, we can calculate the angle of the sector:
Angle of sector = (Circumference / Radius)
Angle of sector = (30π cm / 15 cm)
Angle of sector = 2π radians
To find the surface area of the cone, we need to find the area of the curved surface and the base separately, and then add them together.
The area of the curved surface of the cone (A1) is given by the formula:
A1 = π * Radius * Slant Height
The slant height can be found using the Pythagorean theorem, since we know the height of the cone and the radius:
Slant Height = √(Height^2 + Radius^2)
Slant Height = √(18 cm^2 + 15 cm^2)
Slant Height = √(324 cm^2 + 225 cm^2)
Slant Height = √(549 cm^2)
Slant Height ≈ 23.45 cm
Substituting the values into the formula for A1:
A1 = π * 15 cm * 23.45 cm
A1 ≈ 1103.09 cm^2
The area of the base of the cone (A2) is given by the formula:
A2 = π * Radius^2
A2 = π * (15 cm)^2
A2 ≈ 706.86 cm^2
Finally, the total surface area (A) of the cone is the sum of the curved surface area and the base area:
A = A1 + A2
A ≈ 1103.09 cm^2 + 706.86 cm^2
A ≈ 1809.95 cm^2
Therefore, the (a) angle of the sector is 2π radians, and the (b) total surface area of the cone is approximately 1809.95 cm^2.