A designer is creating a modern art sculpture of an hourglass out of steel, to be on display at the town library. The hourglass is made by two cones meeting at the top point. The designer wants to know how many square feet of steel is needed for the outside of the sculpture, if the slant height of each cone is 5 feet and the diameter is 8 feet. Use 3.14 for pi.(1 point)
Responses
113.04 square feet
113.04 square feet
326.56 square feet
326.56 square feet
226.08 square feet
226.08 square feet
653.12 square feet
653.12 square feet
To find the surface area of each cone, we can use the formula:
Surface Area of Cone = πr(r + l)
Where r is the radius of the base and l is the slant height.
The radius of the base can be found by dividing the diameter by 2:
r = 8 feet / 2 = 4 feet
Now we can calculate the surface area of one cone:
Surface Area of Cone = 3.14 * 4(4 + 5) = 3.14 * 4(9) = 3.14 * 36 = 113.04 square feet
Since there are two cones in the hourglass sculpture, we need to double this surface area:
Total Surface Area = 113.04 square feet + 113.04 square feet = 226.08 square feet
Therefore, the correct answer is:
226.08 square feet