Q.A right circular cone has a height of 12 cm and a volume of \(100\pi\) cubic cm. Find the slant height of the cone.

Let the radius of the cone be \(r\) cm. ∴ Volume of the cone = \(\frac{1}{3} πr^2 × 12\) cubic cm. According to the condition, \(\frac{1}{3} πr^2 × 12 = 100π\) ⇒ \(4πr^2 = 100π\) ⇒ \(r^2 = 25\) ⇒ \(r = ±5\) ∴ But since the radius of a cone cannot be negative, the radius of the cone = 5 cm ∴ Slant height of the cone \((l) = \sqrt{12^2 + 5^2}\) cm \(= \sqrt{144 + 25}\) cm \(= \sqrt{169}\) cm \(= 13\) cm ∴ The slant height of the cone is 13 cm.
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