{"id":8815,"date":"2021-12-03T23:11:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T17:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/?p=8815"},"modified":"2022-01-16T17:11:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T11:41:29","slug":"surface-area-of-cone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/surface-area-of-cone\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Area of Cone – Formula and Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"
Here you will learn formula for the curved surface area and total surface area of cone and its derivation with examples.<\/p>\n
Let’s begin –<\/p>\n
A cone is a solid which has a circle at its base and a slanting lateral surface that converges at the apex. Its dimensions are defined by the radius of the base (r), the height (h) and the slant height (l) <\/p>\n
\ncurved surface area of cone = \\(\\pi rl\\)<\/p>\n
where l is the slant height.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
(ii) Total Surface Area (TSA)<\/h3>\n
\nTotal surface area of cone = CSA + \\(\\pi r^2\\) = \\(\\pi rl\\) + \\(\\pi r^2\\)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Note :<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\\(l^2\\) = \\(r^2\\) + \\(h^2\\)<\/span>. Here <\/span>h <\/span>is the <\/span>height <\/span>of the cone.<\/span><\/p>\n
This is the relation between slant height and height of cone.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Derivation of the Surface Area of Cone<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Take a paper cone and cut one piece of triangle from it along its slant height. It looks like the second picture.<\/p>\n
Now, If you further cut the into little pieces along the lines drawn from the point O, each cut portion is almost a small triangle, whose height is the slant height \\(l\\)<\/span> <\/span>of the cone.<\/span> <\/p>\n
Now the area of each triangle = \\(1\\over 2\\) \\(\\times\\) area of triangle \\(\\times\\) \\(l\\)<\/span><\/p>\n
So, area of the entire cone = sum of the areas of all the triangles<\/span> <\/p>\n
= \\(1\\over 2\\) \\(\\times\\) (length of entire curved boundary) \\(\\times\\) \\(l\\)<\/span><\/p>\n
But length of entire curved boundary makes up the perimeter of the base of the cone and the circumference of the base of the cone = 2<\/span>\u03c0<\/span>r<\/span>, where <\/span>r <\/span>is the base radius of the cone.<\/span> <\/p>\n
So, Curved surface area<\/strong> = \\(1\\over 2\\) \\(\\times\\) \\(2\\pi r\\) \\(\\times\\) \\(l\\) = \\(\\pi rl\\)<\/span><\/p>\n
Now if the base of the cone is to be closed, then a circular piece of paper of radius <\/span>r <\/span>is also required whose area is \\(\\pi r^2\\)<\/span><\/p>\n
So, Total surface area<\/strong> = \\(\\pi rl\\) + \\(\\pi r^2\\) = \\(\\pi r(l + r)\\)<\/p>\n
Example<\/strong><\/span> : The height of a cone is 16 cm and its base radius is 12 cm. Find the curved surface area and the total surface area of the cone.<\/span><\/p>\n
Solution<\/span><\/strong> : Here, <\/span>h <\/span>= 16 cm and <\/span>r <\/span>= 12 cm<\/span> <\/p>\n
So, \\(l^2\\) = \\(r^2\\) + \\(h^2\\) \\(\\implies\\) \\(l^2\\) = 144 + 256 = 400<\/span><\/p>\n
\\(\\implies\\) \\(l\\) = 20<\/p>\n
So, Curved Surface area = \\(\\pi rl\\) = 3.14 \\(\\times\\) 12 \\(\\times\\) 20 <\/p>\n
CSA = 753.6 \\(cm^2\\)<\/p>\n
Total surface area = CSA + \\(\\pi r^2\\) = 753.6 + 3.14 \\(\\times\\) 12 \\(\\times\\) 12<\/p>\n
TSA = 753.6 + 412.6 = 1205.76 \\(cm^2\\)<\/p>\n\n\n