A waffle cone is in the shape of a cone with a slant height of 8 inches and a radius of 3 inches. A Baker wants to know the surface area of the cone in order to cover the cone with melted chocolate. What is the surface area of the side of the cone in square inches? Use 3.14 for pi and round your answer to the nearest hundredth
The surface area of the cone can be found by using the formula: S = πrℓ, where r is the radius and ℓ is the slant height.
Given that the radius (r) is 3 inches and the slant height (ℓ) is 8 inches, we can calculate the surface area of the side of the cone:
S = 3.14 × 3 × 8 = 75.36 square inches
Rounding to the nearest hundredth, the surface area of the side of the cone is approximately 75.36 square inches.