A solid consists of a cone on top of a cylinder with a radius equal to the cone. The height of the cone is 6 and the height of the cylinder is 5 . If the volume of the solid is 20 pi, what is the area of the base of cylinder?

1 Answer
Dec 23, 2017

The area of the base is =8.98u^2

Explanation:

The volume of a cone is

V_(co)=1/3pir^2h_(co)

The radius is =r

The height of the cone is h_(co)=6

The volume of a cylinder is

V_(cy)=1/3pir^2h_(cy)

The radius is =r

The height of the cone is h_(cy)=5

The volume of the solide is =20pi

1/3a*6+a*5=20pi

a(1/3*6+5)=7a=20pi

The area of the base is

a=20/7pi=8.98u^2