Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 2
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5. Surface Area of Cones
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Exercise 27 Page 638

The lateral area of a right cone is half the product of the circumference of the base and the slant height.

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We want to find the lateral area of a cone that has a diameter of centimeters and a slant height of centimeters. Let's draw this cone.

To find the lateral area, we must know that the lateral area of a right cone is half the product of the circumference of the base and the slant height.