SOLUTION: Two cylinders have the same volume. If the radius of one cylinder is twice that of the second, what is the ratio of the heights of the cylinders?

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Question 731433: Two cylinders have the same volume. If the radius of one cylinder is twice that of the second, what is the ratio of the heights of the cylinders?
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
V1= pi*r1^2h1
V2= pi*r2^2h2
V r & h are the volumes, radii and heights of the cylinders
r1=2r2
V1= pi*(2r2)^2*h1
V1= pi*4r2^2 h1
& V1=V2
pi*r2^2h2= pi*4r2^2*h1
h1/h2 = 1/4



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