A cook wants to cover the side of a cone shaped funnel with parchment paper to avoid and leaks or spills. The funnel has a diameter of 6 inches and a slant height of 4 inches. How many square inches paper is needed to cover the side of the funnel? Use 3.14 for pi and round your answer to the nearest hundredth
To calculate the area of the side of the funnel, we need to find the circumference of the base and multiply it by the slant height.
The circumference of the base is equal to the diameter multiplied by pi:
C = 6 * 3.14
C ≈ 18.84 inches.
Now, we can calculate the area:
A = C * slant height
A = 18.84 * 4
A = 75.36 square inches.
Therefore, approximately 75.36 square inches of parchment paper is needed to cover the side of the funnel.