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A solid cone has a height of 24 cm and a base radius of 7 cm. It is cut by a plane parallel to the base at a point 16 cm from the vertex. After removing the smaller cone, the remaining frustum is obtained. Find the total surface area of the frustum.

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168π cm2

Slant height of the full cone: \(L = \sqrt{24^2 + 7^2} = \sqrt{576 + 49} = \sqrt{625} = 25\) cm.

The small cone (height 16 cm) is similar to the full cone with ratio \(\frac{16}{24} = \frac{2}{3}\), so its radius is \(r = 7 \times \frac{2}{3} = \frac{14}{3}\) cm and its slant height is \(25 \times \frac{2}{3} = \frac{50}{3}\) cm.

Slant height of the frustum: \(l = 25 - \frac{50}{3} = \frac{25}{3}\) cm; its radii are R = 7 cm and \(r = \frac{14}{3}\) cm.

Curved surface area: \(\pi (R + r) l = \pi \left(7 + \frac{14}{3}\right) \times \frac{25}{3} = \pi \times \frac{35}{3} \times \frac{25}{3} = \frac{875\pi}{9}\).

Areas of the two circular ends: \(\pi R^2 + \pi r^2 = 49\pi + \frac{196\pi}{9} = \frac{441\pi + 196\pi}{9} = \frac{637\pi}{9}\).

Total surface area: \(\frac{875\pi + 637\pi}{9} = \frac{1512\pi}{9} = 168\pi\) cm2.

Hence, the answer is 168π cm2.

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