SOLUTION: A company makes two similar cylindrical containers. The total surface area of the smaller cylinder is 16 times that of the larger container. The height of the larger container is 8

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Question 868802: A company makes two similar cylindrical containers. The total surface area of the smaller cylinder is 16 times that of the larger container. The height of the larger container is 80 centimeters. What is the height of the smaller container?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Cylinder I
Ratio of squares of heights = ratio of areas
A1%2FA2=+h1%5E2%2Fh2%5E2

16A2/A2= h1^2/80^2}}}
h1^2= 16*80^2
h1= 16sqrt(5)