document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1179312>Question 1179312</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A solid cone has a circular base of diameter 10cm and a total surface area of 285cm. Find its slant height </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Radius of cone r=Diameter/2=10/2=5cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total surface area=285 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Surface area of cone=pi*r(r+l) where l is the slant height.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plugging in the values we get,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pi*5(5+l)=285<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5+l=9.0718<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=4.0718cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slant height is l=4.0718 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer=4.0718 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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