Question

One cylinder has a radius of 25 cm and a height of 35 cm. Another cylinder has a radius of 30 cm and a height of 40 cm. Are the cylinders similar? Show your calculations.

Answer 1

the cylinders are not similar.

Step-by-step explanation: Two cylinders are similar if and only if their corresponding linear dimensions (radius and height) are proportional.

To check if the given cylinders are similar, we can compare their ratios of radius to height:

The first cylinder: radius/height = 25/35 = 5/7

The second cylinder: radius/height = 30/40 = 3/4

Since the ratios of the radii to heights are not equal, the cylinders are not similar.