A right circular cone of radius 20 cm has its volume 8800 cm3. Find its:
(a) height
(b) curved surface area.
Give your answer to the nearest whole number.
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Let height of cone be h cm.
Given,
Radius of cone (r) = 20 cm
(a) Given,
Volume = 8800 cm3
By formula,
Volume of cone = $\frac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h$
∴ $\frac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h = 8800$
$$\begin{aligned}\Rightarrow \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 20^2 \times h = 8800 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 400 \times h = 8800 \\[1em] \Rightarrow h = \frac{8800 \times 7 \times 3}{400 \times 22} \\[1em] \Rightarrow h = 7 \times 3 \\[1em] \Rightarrow h = 21 \text{ cm}.\end{aligned}$$
Hence, height of cone = 21 cm.
(b) By formula,
Slant Height of cone (l) = $\sqrt{(r^2 + h^2)}$
$$\begin{aligned}l = \sqrt{(20)^2 + (21)^2} \\[1em] = \sqrt{400 + 441} \\[1em] = \sqrt{841} \\[1em] = 29 \text{ cm}\end{aligned}$$
By formula,
Curved Surface Area of cone = πrl
Curved Surface Area of cone = $\frac{22}{7} \times 20 \times 29$
⇒ $\frac{12760}{7}$
⇒ 1822.857 ≈ 1823 cm2.
Hence, curved surface area of cone = 1823 cm2.