document.write( "Question 481463: How do I find the surface area and volume of a frustrum? I have looked it up and it says there are special formulas but I have not learned those and I remember my teacher teaching us a specific way in which you find the larger cone and then subtract the smaller cone?? Help please! \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #329717 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! How do I find the surface area and volume of a frustrum. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Area of the conical surface: \n" ); document.write( "A = 3.1416s(R+r) = 1.5708s(D+d) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Volume \n" ); document.write( "V = 1.0472h(R^2+Rr+ r^2) = .2618h(D^2 + Dd+ d^2) \n" ); document.write( "Where \n" ); document.write( "s = the slant height \n" ); document.write( "R = radius of the base \n" ); document.write( "r = radius of the top \n" ); document.write( "D = Diameter of the base \n" ); document.write( "d = diameter of the top \n" ); document.write( "h = vertical height \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "To find Slant height (s) \n" ); document.write( "a = R-r; \n" ); document.write( "s = |