Higher January 2023 Paper 2R Q24

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec6 marksVolume & Surface Area

24 The diagram shows a solid cone and a solid sphere.

Solid cone with slant height l, perpendicular height h and base radius r, and a solid sphere with radius r

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

The cone has base radius \(r\), slant height \(l\) and perpendicular height \(h\)
The sphere has radius \(r\)

The base radius of the cone is equal to the radius of the sphere.

Given that

\(k \times\) volume of the cone = volume of the sphere

show that the total surface area of the cone can be written in the form

\(\pi r^2\left(\dfrac{k + \sqrt{k^2 + a}}{k}\right)\)

where \(a\) is a constant to be found.

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