Baskin n Robbin’s biggest ice-cream cardboard cone has height of 24 cm and slant height of 25cm. One sheet of cardboard makes 8 such cones. What is area of the sheet?
Answer: A
A cone's lateral surface is what the cardboard has to supply, so find the radius first.
\[ r = \sqrt{l^{2} - h^{2}} = \sqrt{25^{2} - 24^{2}} = \sqrt{625 - 576} = \sqrt{49} = 7 \text{ cm} \]
\[ \text{CSA} = \pi r l = \frac{22}{7} \times 7 \times 25 = 550 \text{ cm}^{2} \]
\[ \text{sheet area} = 8 \times 550 = 4400 \text{ cm}^{2} \]
A cone rolled from a sheet has no base, so only the curved surface counts - adding \( \pi r^{2} \) would overstate each cone by 154 cm².
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