Plz solve meritnation experts only in a sheet of paper plz understand i need my ans soon Share with your friends Share 0 Mayank Kumar answered this Posting internet Z Posting internet 0 View Full Answer Aakarsh Jha answered this Stop spamming 0 Vamika answered this We wouldn't because as you said, it is hollow and total surface area is the area that can be touched and felt, in simpler words. A hollow cone has no material in it and hence its base will not ve taken into account when calculating the TSA. 0