Path: Math/Geometry
% Compute the surface area of a truncated cone Returns the surface area of the cone and does not include the bases Type SurfaceAreaTruncatedCone for a demo, -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: [a,lS,aB] = SurfaceAreaTruncatedCone(rT,rB,l) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ rT (1,1) Top radius (m) rB (1,1) Bottom radius (m) h (1,1) Vertical height from B to T (m) ------- Outputs ------- a (1,1) Cone surface area (m^2) lS (1,1) Slant height (m) aB (1,1) Sum of the bases area (m^2) --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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