a teepee with a dirt floor in the shape of a right cone has a slant height of 26 feet and a radius of 12.5 approximately how much canvas would be needed to cover the tepee?
Lateral surface area of a cone
Al = πrL
r=radius of base
L=slant height.
So
Area of canvas = π(12.5)(26)
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To find the amount of canvas needed to cover the teepee, we need to calculate the lateral area of the cone. The lateral area is the curved surface area of the cone without including the base.
First, we need to find the height of the cone using the Pythagorean theorem. The height (h) can be calculated using the slant height (l) and the radius (r) of the cone:
h = sqrt(l^2 - r^2)
h = sqrt(26^2 - 12.5^2)
h ≈ sqrt(676 - 156.25)
h ≈ sqrt(519.75)
h ≈ 22.81 feet (rounded to two decimal places)
Now, we can calculate the lateral area (A) of the cone using the radius (r) and height (h):
A = π * r * l
A = π * 12.5 * 26
A ≈ 1026.18 square feet (rounded to two decimal places)
Therefore, approximately 1026.18 square feet of canvas would be needed to cover the teepee.
To find the amount of canvas needed to cover the teepee, we first need to find the lateral surface area of the right cone. The lateral surface area represents the curved surface of the cone without the base.
The formula to calculate the lateral surface area of a cone is:
Lateral Surface Area = π * radius * slant height
In this case, the radius is given as 12.5 feet, and the slant height is given as 26 feet. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:
Lateral Surface Area = π * 12.5 * 26
Now, let's calculate the value using an approximate value for π:
Lateral Surface Area ≈ 3.14 * 12.5 * 26
Lateral Surface Area ≈ 1,014.5 square feet
So, approximately 1,014.5 square feet of canvas would be needed to cover the teepee.