SOLUTION: Two geometrically similar buckets have bases with radii in the ratio 2:5. The top of the small bucket has radius 7 inches. A) Find the radius of the top of the big bucket B) Write

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Question 1136699: Two geometrically similar buckets have bases with radii in the ratio 2:5. The top of the small bucket has radius 7 inches. A) Find the radius of the top of the big bucket B) Write the ratio of the height of the small bucket to the height of the big bucket
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All linear measurements of corresponding parts of the two buckets are in the same ratio of 2:5.

(A): 7*5/2 = 35/2 inches
(B) 2:5