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document.write( "I need to find the surface area of a smaller solid, the volumes of the two similar solids are 729m^3 and 125^3. The surface area of the larger solid is 324m^3. What is the surface area of the smaller solid? Im not asking for a direct answer but more or less just an explanation on how to get it.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #381339 by scott8148(6628)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! if S and s are the length of similar sides, then V/v = (S/s)^3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "for surface areas A and a, A/a = (S/s)^2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(S/s)^2 = [(S/s)^3]^(2/3)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, A/a = (V/v)^(2/3) \n" ); document.write( " |