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If two cylinders are similar and the ratio between the lengths of their edges is 2:5 what is the ratio of their volumes

If two cylinders are similar and the ratio between the lengths of their edges is 2:5 what is the ratio of their volumes
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If two cylinders are similar and the ratio between the lengths of their edges is 2:5 what is the ratio of their volumes

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Answer: Thou answer shalt be Le letter B. 8:125




User Ashish Kumar Verma
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we know that
[scale factor] is equal to the ratio between the lengths of their edges
so
scale factor=2/5

volume smaller cylinder/volume larger cylinder=[scale factor]³
volume smaller cylinder/volume larger cylinder=[2/5]³---> 8/125

the answer is
8/125
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