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Can someone please help me figure out the scale factor!?

Can someone please help me figure out the scale factor!?-example-1

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Answer: The scale factor is 3

Divide the two volumes (larger over small) to find that (21870pi)/(810pi) = 27. This means that the larger volume is 27 times bigger than the smaller volume.

From here, you apply the cube root to this result to get 3. Note how 3 cubed = 3^3 = 3*3*3 = 27.

The linear scale factor is 3. The larger figure has a radius 3 times larger than its counter part in the smaller cone. The same applies to the heights as well.

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