Examples:

1. Find the lateral surface area of a right circular cone if the volume of the cone is 1570.796327 cm 3 and the
radius is 10 cm.
 The given are volume and radius. First, find the height of the cone using the volume and the radius.
1
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
3
1
3 (1570.796327𝑐𝑚3 ) = [ 𝜋(10𝑐𝑚)2 h] 3
3
4712.288981𝑐𝑚3 100𝜋𝑐𝑚2 ℎ
=
100𝜋𝑐𝑚2 100𝜋𝑐𝑚2
h= 15 cm
 The height is solved, now solve for the slant height and the lateral surface area of the cone.

ℎ𝑠 = √𝑟 2 + ℎ2
𝐴𝐿 = 𝜋𝑟ℎ𝑠
ℎ𝑠 = √10𝑐𝑚2 + 15𝑐𝑚2
𝐴𝐿 = 𝜋(10𝑐𝑚)(18.02775638 𝑐𝑚)
ℎ𝑠 = √100𝑐𝑚2 + 225𝑐𝑚2
𝐴𝐿 =566.35867 cm2
ℎ𝑠 = √325𝑐𝑚2
ℎ𝑠 = 18.02775638 𝑐𝑚

2. The height of a right circular cone is 15m high and its volume is 392.6990817m3. Find the radius of the cone.
 Given the height and the volume, use the formula for
the volume.
1
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
3
1
3 (392.6990817𝑚3 ) = [ 𝜋𝑟 2 (15m)] 3
3
1178.097245𝑚3 15𝜋𝑚𝑟 2
=
15𝜋𝑚 15𝜋𝑚
√25𝑚2 = √𝑟 2
5m = r
3. A right circular cone is inscribed in a right cylinder. The cylinder casts a shadow of 12cm long with an angle
of inclination of 75˚. Find the volume of the cone if the radius of the cylinder is 8cm?
 To find the height of the cone and the
cylinder, use the SOH-CAH-TOA.
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
ℎ
𝑡𝑎𝑛75˚ =
12𝑐𝑚
12𝑐𝑚(𝑡𝑎𝑛75˚) = ℎ
44.78460969𝑐𝑚 = ℎ
 Solve for the volume.
1
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
3
1
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 = 𝜋(8𝑐𝑚)2 (44.78460969𝑐𝑚)
3
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 = 3001.49335𝑐𝑚3