Find the lateral area of the cone.

24 cm
9 cm radius
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Part 1
The lateral area of the cone is
  
cmsquared.
​(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest whole number as​ needed.)

1 answer

lateral area of a cone = π * radius * slant height

First we need to find the slant height using the Pythagorean theorem:
slant height = √(radius^2 + height^2)

Given: radius = 9 cm, height = 24 cm
slant height = √(9^2 + 24^2)
slant height = √(81 + 576)
slant height = √657
slant height ≈ 25.64 cm

Now, plug in the values to find the lateral area:
lateral area = π * 9 * 25.64
lateral area = 721.21 cm²

Therefore, the lateral area of the cone is 721 cm².