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Two cylinders are similar. The volume of the larger cylinder is 343 ft³ and the volume of the smaller cylinder is 125 ​​ft³. The height of the smaller cylinder is 5 ft.

What is the height of the larger cylinder?

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The correct answer would be 7

User Tompina
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both cylinder are similar
Volume of a cylinder is πr^2h
if we consider both has same radius as they are similar
Lets say V1 is volume of small cylinder and V2 is volume of big cylinder.
V1/V2=πr^2x5/πr^2xh
125/343=5/h
0.36=5/h
h=5/0.36
h=13.72 ft

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