A sector of a circle of radius 7 cm subtend an angle 270 degree at the centre of the circle is used to form a cone
A find the base radius of the cone calculate the total surface area of the cone to the nearest square centimetre
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cone base radius r = 7 * (270/360) = 21/4
cone slant height s = 7
cone area = πr(r+s) = 21/4 π (21/4 + 7) = 1029/16 π = 202.04
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a) Base radius of the cone =7 cm
b) Surface area of the cone(*×7²)+(*×7×14) =530cm²
The calculation in part (b) is incorrect.
The correct formula for the surface area of a cone is πr(r+s), where r is the base radius and s is the slant height of the cone.
Using the value of r = 7 cm given in part (a), we need to find the value of s to calculate the surface area.
We can use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that for a right triangle with legs a and b and hypotenuse c, a^2 + b^2 = c^2. In this case, the triangle formed by the slant height, the radius, and the height of the cone is a right triangle.
Since the angle subtended by the sector at the center is 270 degrees, the angle at the apex of the cone is 90 degrees. Therefore, the height of the cone is equal to the radius, or h = r = 7 cm.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have s^2 = r^2 + h^2 = 7^2 + 7^2 = 98. Taking the square root of both sides, we have s = √98 = 7√2 cm.
Now we can calculate the surface area of the cone:
Surface area = πr(r+s) = π(7)(7 + 7√2) ≈ 214.97 cm^2 (rounded to two decimal places)
To find the radius of the cone's base, we need to calculate the length of the arc that forms the sector.
The length of an arc can be calculated using the formula:
length = (angle / 360) * 2 * pi * radius
In this case, the angle is 270 degrees and the radius is 7 cm. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:
length = (270 / 360) * 2 * pi * 7
= (3/4) * 2 * 3.14 * 7
= 3 * 3.14 * 7
= 65.94 cm (approx)
Now we can use this length to find the circumference of the base of the cone, which is the same as the length of the arc:
circumference = length = 65.94 cm (approx)
The circumference of a circle is given by the formula:
circumference = 2 * pi * radius
We can rearrange this formula to solve for the radius:
radius = circumference / (2 * pi)
Plugging in the value of the circumference, we get:
radius = 65.94 / (2 * 3.14)
= 65.94 / 6.28
= 10.50 cm (approx)
Therefore, the base radius of the cone is approximately 10.50 cm.
To calculate the total surface area of the cone, we need to find the slant height of the cone. Since the sector subtends an angle of 270 degrees at the center, it forms the lateral surface of the cone.
We can use the formula for the circumference of a circle to find the slant height of the cone:
circumference = 2 * pi * radius
In this case, the circumference is equal to the length of the arc we found earlier:
circumference = 65.94 cm (approx)
Plugging this value into the formula, we get:
65.94 = 2 * 3.14 * slant height
To solve for the slant height, divide both sides of the equation by 2 * 3.14:
slant height = 65.94 / (2 * 3.14)
= 10.50 cm (approx)
Now we have the slant height and the base radius of the cone.
The total surface area of the cone can be calculated using the formula:
surface area = pi * base radius * (base radius + slant height)
Plugging in the values, we get:
surface area = 3.14 * 10.50 * (10.50 + 10.50)
= 3.14 * 10.50 * 21.00
= 697.86 cm^2 (approx)
Therefore, the total surface area of the cone is approximately 697.86 square centimeters.
Base radius of the cone = 7 cm
Surface area of the cone = (π x 7^2) + (π x 7 x 14) = 539 cm^2