Derivation of Formula for Lateral Area of Frustum of a Right Circular Cone

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The lateral area of frustum of a right circular cone is given by the formula

where R = radius of the lower base r = radius of the upper base L = length of lateral side Derivation of Formula Lateral area of right circular cone is the difference of the areas of sectors of a circle of radii L1 and L2 and common central angle . See the figure below

By ratio and proportion:

From the figure:

The length of arc is the circumference of the base:

From the figure:

Submitted by Romel Verterra on July 11, 2009 - 10:53am

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