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Surface Area and Volume of Frustum

This document provides formulas and steps to calculate the parameters needed to construct a frustum given its base radius (R), top radius (r), and height (h). It explains that to construct the frustum, one needs to calculate the side lengths (x and y) and central angle (t). It provides the formulas to derive x, y, and t in terms of R, r, and h, and works through an example calculation.

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Surface Area and Volume of Frustum

This document provides formulas and steps to calculate the parameters needed to construct a frustum given its base radius (R), top radius (r), and height (h). It explains that to construct the frustum, one needs to calculate the side lengths (x and y) and central angle (t). It provides the formulas to derive x, y, and t in terms of R, r, and h, and works through an example calculation.

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Surface Area and Volume of Frustum - Geometry Calculator

This calculator also calculates the parameters needed for the construction of a frustrum given R, r and h.
If you cut the frustrum along the along the slanted height H, you obtain a shape similar to the one on the
right below.

If you now prolong the sides of the figure on the right above, you obtain the sector shown below.

To construct the frustum, you need to find x, y and the central angle t. The formulas for these perimeters
may be found in How to construct a frustum?. Here you may use the calculator below to calculate these
parameters.
To construct the frustum, you need to find x, y and the central angle t. Using the arc length formula, we
can write:

2 Pi r = x t and 2 Pi R = y t

The above formulas may be used to write:

2 Pi R / 2 Pi r = y t / x t

which can be simplified to give:

R/r=y/x

We can also write:

y=x+H

Substitute y = x + H in R / r = y / x and solve for x:

R / r = (x + H) / x

Rx=rx+rH

Rx-rx=rH

x = r H / (R - r)

We now use y = x + H to find y:

y = r H / (R - r) + H

Any of the formula 2 Pi r = x t or 2 Pi R = y t may be used to find the central angle t (in radians):

t = 2 Pi r / x

= 2 Pi r / [ r H / (R - r) ]

= 2 Pi (R - r) / H

Example: Find H, x, y and t for a frustum with r = 10 cm, R = 20 cm and h = 25 cm.


First find H.
H 2 = 25 2 + (20 - 10) 2
H = sqrt (725) cm
x = r H / (R - r)
= 10 sqrt (725) / (20 - 10) = sqrt (725) cm
y = x + H = 2 sqrt (725) cm
t = 2 Pi r / x
= 2 Pi 10 / sqrt (725)
In degrees, angle t is given by

t = 180 [ 2 Pi 10 / sqrt (725) ] / Pi


= 133.7 degrees (rounded to 1 decimal place).

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