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A waffle cone is the shape of a cone with a slant height of 8 inches in the radius

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GPT 3.5
To find the radius of the waffle cone, we need to use the slant height and the formula for the lateral surface area of a cone.

The lateral surface area of a cone is given by the formula:

Lateral Surface Area = πrℓ

where r is the radius of the base and ℓ is the slant height.

We are given that the slant height (ℓ) is 8 inches.

Let's assume the radius of the waffle cone is r inches.

Using the formula, we can rewrite it as:

Lateral Surface Area = πrℓ

Since the lateral surface area is the curved surface area of the cone, we can also assume that the waffle cone is completely made up of curved surfaces. Therefore, the slant height is the same as the height of the cone.

So, ℓ = h = 8 inches.

Now, plug in the values into the formula:

Lateral Surface Area = πrℓ

Lateral Surface Area = πr(8)

We don't have the value of the lateral surface area, so we can't directly solve for r.

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