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Answer:

The specific weight is [tex]1.5\frac{g}{cm^{3}}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The question in English

A cone has a lateral area of 255 pi cm^2, an apothem of 17 cm and weighs 900 pi g. It calculates the specific weight of the material of which it is composed

step 1

Find the radius of the cone

we know that

The lateral area of a cone is equal to

[tex]LA=\pi rl[/tex]

we have

[tex]LA=255\pi\ cm^{2}[/tex]

[tex]l=17\ cm[/tex]

substitute the values

[tex]255\pi=\pi r(17)[/tex]

Simplify

[tex]255=r(17)[/tex]

[tex]r=255/(17)=15\ cm[/tex]

step 2

Find the height of the cone

Applying the Pythagoras Theorem

[tex]l^{2} =r^{2} +h^{2}[/tex]

substitute the values and solve for h

[tex]17^{2} =15^{2} +h^{2}[/tex]

[tex]h^{2}=17^{2}-15^{2}[/tex]

[tex]h^{2}=64[/tex]

[tex]h=8\ cm[/tex]

step 3

Find the volume of the cone

The volume of the cone is equal to

[tex]V=\frac{1}{3}\pi r^{2}h[/tex]

substitute the values

[tex]V=\frac{1}{3}\pi (15)^{2}(8)[/tex]

[tex]V=600\pi\ cm^{3}[/tex]

step 4

Find the specific weight

Divide the mass by the volume

[tex]\frac{900\pi }{600\pi}=1.5\frac{g}{cm^{3}}[/tex]

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