Question #149994
PROBLEM 4. In a frustum of right circular cone the altitude is 3 cm and the radii of the bases are 2 cm and 6 cm. Find the lengths of the slant height and altitude of the entire cone of which this frustum is a part.
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2020-12-17T19:01:40-0500

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fromsimilartriangles,xx+3=266x=2x+6x=6432cmh=32+392cmbypythagorastheorem,l2=h2+62l2=(92)2+62l2=814+36=2254l=2254=152cmfrom\, similar\, triangles, \\ \frac{x}{x+3} = \frac{2}{6} \\ 6x = 2x + 6 \\ x = \frac{6}{4} \Rightarrow \frac{3}{2}cm \\ h = \frac{3}{2} + 3 \Rightarrow\frac{9}{2}cm \\ by\, pythagoras\, theorem, \\ l^2 = h^2 + 6^2 \\ l^2 = (\frac{9}{2})^2 + 6^2\\ l^2 = \frac{81}{4} + 36 =\frac{225}{4}\\ \therefore l = \sqrt{\frac{225}{4}} = \frac{15}{2}cm


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