McGraw Hill Glencoe Geometry, 2012
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Exercise 12 Page 872

Use the formulas for the surface area of a cone.

282.7 ft^2

Practice makes perfect

The given solid is a cone.

To calculate the surface area of a cone, we can use the known formula where r is the radius of the base and l is the slant height of the cone. S=Ï€ rl+Ï€ r^2 To find the slant height, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem. When doing this, the height l is the hypotenuse. The height and the radius of the cone are the legs. By substituting h with 12 and r with 5, we can solve for l.

h^2+r^2=l^2
12^2+ 5^2=l^2
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Simplify
144+25=l^2
l^2=144+25
l^2=169
l=13

By substituting r with 5 and l with 13 into the formula, we can now calculate S.

S=Ï€ rl+Ï€ r^2
S=Ï€( 5)( 13)+Ï€( 5)^2
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Simplify right-hand side
S=Ï€(5)( 13)+25Ï€
S=65Ï€+25Ï€
S=90Ï€
S=282.743338...
S≈ 282.7

The surface area of the cone is approximately 282.7ft^2.