SOLUTION: these two cylinders are similar. the ratio of their volumes is 8:27. the height of cylinder A is 12cm. find the height of cylinder B.

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Question 1044254: these two cylinders are similar.
the ratio of their volumes is 8:27.
the height of cylinder A is 12cm.
find the height of cylinder B.

Found 2 solutions by ankor@dixie-net.com, ikleyn:
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
these two cylinders are similar.
the ratio of their volumes is 8:27.
the height of cylinder A is 12cm.
find the height of cylinder B.
:
=
cross multiply
27Va = 8Vb
Va = Vb
let h = the height of cylinder B
= ()
divide both sides by
12 = h
h = (12)
h = 40.5 cm

Answer by ikleyn(52802)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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these two cylinders are similar.
the ratio of their volumes is 8:27.
the height of cylinder A is 12cm.
find the height of cylinder B.
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The condition does't say whether A is the larger or the smaller cylinder.
I will assume that A is the smaller cylinder.

Since the cylinders are similar and since the ratio of their volumes is ,
the ratio of their linear dimensions/measures is  =   (similarity coefficient).

Next, since the height of the smaller cylinder is 12 cm, then the height of the larger cylinder is  = 18 cm.


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