document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=446299>Question 446299</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how would you find the lateral area of a cone with a length of 20 cm and the radius of 9 cm. i have got 9^2 + 20^2 = 481. than take the square root of 481, which is 21.93, but i don't know what to do after that? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #307578 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=307578\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you found the slant height of the cone ___ this is the radius of the circle that the cone could be cut from\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the LA of the cone is some fraction of the area of the circle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the fraction is the radius of the cone divided by the radius of the circle (which is the slant height of the cone)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LA = [9 / sqrt(481)] * pi * [sqrt(481)]^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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