document.write( "Question 1136700: Two barrels are geometrically similar. Their heights are 16 inches and 20 inches. The diameter of the base of the larger barrel is 8 inches. Calculate the diameter of the base of the smaller barrel. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "(Let the index 1 refers to the smaller barrel, while the index 2 refers to the larger).\r\n" );
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document.write( "In this proportion, three terms are given to you, so you can write it in the form\r\n" );
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document.write( "From this proportion, find  as the interior term\r\n" );
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document.write( "     =  = 6.4 inches.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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