document.write( "Question 477800: if the altitude of a right cylinder is doubled, what happens to its surface area? \n" ); document.write( "
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if the altitude of a right cylinder is doubled, what happens to its surface area?
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\n" ); document.write( "The SA of a cylinder of height h and radius r is
\n" ); document.write( "\"SA+=+pi%2Ar%2As\" where s = slant height
\n" ); document.write( "\"s+=+sqrt%28r%5E2+%2B+h%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "--> \"SA+=+pi%2Ar%2Asqrt%28r%5E2+%2B+h%5E2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "If h is doubled:
\n" ); document.write( "--> \"pi%2Ar%2Asqrt%28r%5E2+%2B+4h%5E2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The ratio is
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28r%5E2+%2B+4h%5E2%29%2Fsqrt%28r%5E2+%2B+h%5E2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The difference is \"sqrt%28r%5E2+%2B+4h%5E2%29+-+sqrt%28r%5E2+%2B+h%5E2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Neither the ratio nor the difference makes it obvious.
\n" ); document.write( "If both the height and the radius are doubled, the SA is x4 (and the volume is x8).
\n" ); document.write( "If one is doubled, the ratio is less than 4 and more than 2, but a quantitative answer depends on the values of r and h, or at least the ratio of r to h.
\n" ); document.write( "If h were given to be equal to r and then doubled, a more definitive answer could be obtained.\r
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