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Two similar cylinders have volumes of 12pi and 324pi. If the lateral area of the larger cylinder is 108pi, find the lateral area of the smaller cylinder.

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The ratio of areas of similar figures is the 2/3 power of the ratio of volumes. The smaller area is
(12/324)^(2/3)*108π = 12π
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