A solid consists of a cone on top of a cylinder with a radius equal to that of the cone. The height of the cone is 66 and the height of the cylinder is 5. If the volume of the solid is 64π, what is the area of the base of the cylinder?

2 Answers
Jun 6, 2018

A=6427π u2

Explanation:

The volume of the cone is given by: v=13πr2h
Since the height of the cone is 66, then h=66
So, v=13πr2×66=22πr2

The volume of a cylinder is given by: v=πr2h
Since the height of the cylinder is 5, then h=5
So, v=πr2h=πr2×5=5πr2

The total volume of the solid is 64π
Therefore, 22πr2+5πr2=64π

27πr2=64π
r2=64π27π
r2=6427
r=±833
Since r is the radius, it must be have the restriction: r>0
Therefore, r=833units

To find the base of the cylinder, we need to know that the base is a circle. The area of a circle is given by A=πr2=π×(833)2=6427π u2

Jun 6, 2018

The area of the base of the cylinder is: A=πr2=64π27

Explanation:

The area of the base we need to find is: A=πr2, where r is the radius of the cylinder.

The volume of the cylinder is: πr2h1
where h1 is the height of the cylinder.
The volume of the cone is πr2h23
where h2 is the height of the cone.

The volume of the solid is the sum of those two volumes: V=πr2h1+πr2h23
Factoring πr2:
V=πr2(h1+h23)
64π=πr2(5+663)=πr2(5+22)=πr2(27)

64π=27πr2

πr2=64π27
And that is the area of the base: A=πr2=64π27