Explanation:
In geometry, a frustum (plural: frusta or frustums)
is the portion of a solid (normally a cone or pyramid) that lies between two parallel planes cutting it.
The term is commonly used in computer
graphics to describe the
three-dimensional region which is visible on the screen, the 'viewing frustum',
which is formed by a clipped pyramid; in particular, frustum culling is a method of hidden surface determination.
In the aerospace
industry, frustum is the common term for the fairing between two stages of a multistage rocket (such as the Saturn V), which is shaped like a truncated cone.
Surface area
The surface area of a right circular cone frustum is
![A= \pi\left[(R_1^2+R_2^2)+\sqrt{(R_1^2-R_2^2)^2+(h(R_1+R_2))^2}\right]](http://www.mathguru.com/Description/2008110500033174_files/image001.png)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frustum
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(Our solved example in mathguru.com uses the below concept. This
is our own explanation, it is not taken from Wikipedia.)
Curved surface area of frustum of a cone
is given by
A =
l (r1 +
r2)
Where
l is the
slant height
r1
and r2 are radii of 2 circular ends