{"id":7209,"date":"2021-12-30T07:11:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T07:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stgwebsite.mindspark.in\/studymaterial\/?page_id=7209"},"modified":"2022-01-03T06:58:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T06:58:23","slug":"surface-area-of-frustum-with-examples-and-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stgwebsite.mindspark.in\/studymaterial\/math-concepts\/surface-area-of-frustum-with-examples-and-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Area of Frustum with Examples and FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; module_class=&#8221;mainsec&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e0f2fd&#8221; z_index=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;5px||5px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1310px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|51px|40px|51px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|40px|30px|40px|false|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Column L&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Acute Angles<br \/>\n&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.18em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||4px|false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Surface Area of Frustum with Examples and FAQs<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#a01414&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|15px|54px|4px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>What Is the Surface Area of Frustum?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eistudymaterial.s3.amazonaws.com\/SURFACE-AREA-OF-FRUSTUM-01-300x141.png\" width=\"451\" height=\"212\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7216 alignnone size-medium\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eistudymaterial.s3.amazonaws.com\/SURFACE-AREA-OF-FRUSTUM-01-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/eistudymaterial.s3.amazonaws.com\/SURFACE-AREA-OF-FRUSTUM-01.png 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The surface area is of two types:<b><br \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>(1) <\/strong><b>Curved Surface Area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The curved surface area of a\u00a0frustum of a cone is the area surrounded by its curved face<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In other words, it\u2019s the area that excludes the area of the circular top and bottom surfaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>(2)<\/strong> <\/span><b>Total Surface Area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The total surface area of a frustum of a cone is the sum of the areas enclosed by all its faces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Formula for Surface Area of Frustum<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eistudymaterial.s3.amazonaws.com\/SURFACE-AREA-OF-FRUSTUM-02.png\" width=\"352\" height=\"333\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7343 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The figure represents a frustum, where h is its height, l is the slant height and <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">r_{1} \\text { and } r_{2} \\text { (where } r_{1}&gt;r_{2} \\text { ) }<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0the radii of the lower and upper circular bases respectively, of the frustum of a cone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">\\text { Slant height, l }=\\sqrt{h^{2}+\\left(r_{1}-r_{2}\\right)^{2}}<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The formula for the Curved Surface Area (C.S.A.) of the Frustum is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">\\text { C.S.A }=\\pi \\times\\left(\\mathbf{r}_{1}+\\mathbf{r}_{2}\\right) \\times \\mathbf{l}<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The formula for the Total Surface Area(T.S.A.) of the Frustum is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">\\text { T.S.A. } =\\text { C.S.A. }+\\text { Area of the upper face }+\\text { Area of the base } <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=\\pi\\left(r_{1}+r_{2}\\right) {\\text{l}}+\\pi r_{1}^{2}+\\pi r_{2}^{2}<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The value of \u03c0 is taken to be <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">\\frac{22}{7} \\text { or } 3.14<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Examples<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Example 1<\/strong><b>:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculate the curved surface area and total surface area of the frustum of a right circular cone of height 12 cm, large base radius to be 20 cm, and smaller base radius to be 15 cm. Find the surface area in terms of \u03c0 only.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The height of the frustum of the cone, h = 12 cm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The large base radius of the frustum,<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">r_{1}=20 \\mathrm{~cm}<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The small base radius of the frustum, <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">r_{2}=15\\mathrm{~cm}<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know that,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">\\text { Slant height, } =\\sqrt{h^{2}+\\left(r_{1}-r_{2}\\right)^{2}} <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=\\sqrt{12^{2}+(20-15)^{2}} \\mathrm{~cm} <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=\\sqrt{144+(5)^{2}} \\mathrm{~cm}=\\sqrt{169} \\mathrm{~cm}=13 \\mathrm{~cm}\n<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, the curved surface area of the given frustum of the right circular\u00a0cone is,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">\\text { C.S.A. } =\\pi \\times\\left(r_{1}+r_{2}\\right) \\times l <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=\\pi \\times(20+15) \\times 13 \\mathrm{~cm}^{2}<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=455 \\pi \\mathrm{cm}^{2}<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, the total surface area of the frustum is,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">\\text { T.S.A. } =\\pi\\left(r_{1}+r_{2}\\right) l+\\pi r_{1}^{2}+\\pi r_{2}^{2} <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=\\left(455 \\pi+\\pi \\times 20^{2}+\\pi \\times 15^{2}\\right) \\mathrm{cm}^{2} <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=(455 \\pi+400 \\pi+225 \\pi) \\text{ }\\mathrm{cm}^{2} <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=1080 \\pi \\text{ } \\mathrm{cm}^{2}<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence the curved surface area of the frustum of the right circular cone is <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">455 \\pi \\mathrm{cm}^{2}<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its total surface area is <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">1080\\pi \\text{\u00a0 } \\mathrm{cm}^{2}<\/span> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Example 2<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>:<\/strong> If <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a cone is cut by a plane horizontally, we get a frustum. The radii of the circular top and base of the frustum are 9 m and 4 m, respectively. The slant height of the frustum is 10 m. Then find the curved surface area of the frustum taking the value of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u03c0 as 3.14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The large base radius of the frustum,<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">r_{1}=9 m .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The small base radius of the frustum, <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">r_{2}=4m .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slant height, l = 10 m<\/span><\/p>\n<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">\\therefore \\text { C.S.A. } =\\pi \\times(9+4) \\times 10 \\mathrm{~m}^{2} <\/span>\n<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=130 \\pi \\mathrm{m}^{2} <\/span>\n<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=130 \\times 3.14 \\mathrm{~m}^{2} \\quad[\\text { taking } \\pi=3.14] <\/span>\n<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=408.2 \\mathrm{~m}^{2}<\/span>\n<p><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">\\text{Hence the curved surface area of the frustum of the cone is } 408.2 \\mathrm{~m}^{2}<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; 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