Asked by jk

The cone below has a radius of 3 inches, a height of 4 inches, and a slant height of 5 inches.



What is the approximate lateral area of the cone? Use 3.14 for π and round to the nearest whole number.

38 in.2
47 in.2
75 in.2
94 in.2

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Lateral area = π r l = π(3)(5) = 15π ≈ 15(3.14) = 47.1 ≈ 47 in.^2.