A cook wants to cover the side of a cone-shaped funnel with parchment paper to avoid any leaks or spills. The funnel has a diameter of 6 inches and a slant height of 4 inches. How many square inches of parchment paper is needed to cover the side of the funnel? use 3.14 for pi and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
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To find the area of the side of the cone-shaped funnel, we need to find the circumference of the base and multiply it by the slant height.
The circumference of the base can be found using the formula: C = πd, where d is the diameter of the base. So, C = π * 6 = 18.85 inches (rounded to the nearest hundredth).
Now, we need to find the lateral surface area of the cone-shaped funnel. The lateral surface area can be calculated using the formula: A = πrl, where r is the radius of the base and l is the slant height. The radius is half the diameter, so r = 6/2 = 3 inches.
Therefore, A = 3.14 * 3 * 4 = 37.68 square inches (rounded to the nearest hundredth).
Therefore, approximately 37.68 square inches of parchment paper is needed to cover the side of the funnel.
To find the area of the side of the cone-shaped funnel, we need to find the circumference of the base and multiply it by the slant height.
The circumference of the base can be found using the formula: C = πd, where d is the diameter of the base. So, C = π * 6 = 18.84 inches (rounding to the nearest hundredth).
Now, we can calculate the area of the side by multiplying the circumference by the slant height: A = 18.84 * 4 = 75.36 square inches (rounding to the nearest hundredth).
Therefore, 75.36 square inches of parchment paper is needed to cover the side of the funnel.
To find the surface area of the side of a cone-shaped funnel, you need to calculate the lateral surface area. The lateral surface area of a cone is given by the formula:
Lateral Surface Area of Cone = π * r * slant height
Where:
π is a constant, approximately equal to 3.14.
r is the radius of the base of the cone.
slant height is the distance from the top vertex of the cone to any point on the circumference of the base.
We are given the diameter of the base, which is 6 inches. The radius can be calculated by dividing the diameter by 2:
r = 6 inches / 2 = 3 inches
The slant height is given as 4 inches.
Now we can substitute the values into the formula:
Lateral Surface Area of Cone = 3.14 * 3 inches * 4 inches
Multiply these values:
Lateral Surface Area of Cone = 37.68 square inches
Therefore, approximately 37.68 square inches of parchment paper is needed to cover the side of the funnel.
Note: Since we rounded π to 3.14, the answer is also rounded to the nearest hundredth.
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Apologies for the error in my previous response. Let's correct the calculation:
The circumference of the base can be found using the formula: C = πd, where d is the diameter of the base. So, C = π * 6 = 18.85 inches (rounded to the nearest hundredth).
Now, we can calculate the area of the side by multiplying the circumference by the slant height: A = 18.85 * 4 = 75.4 square inches (rounded to the nearest hundredth).
Therefore, approximately 75.4 square inches of parchment paper is needed to cover the side of the funnel.