Question

Two similar cylinders have heights 6cm and 30cm. The volume of the smaller cylinder is 90cm3. What is the volume of the larger cylinder?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Since the two cylinders are similar, their corresponding dimensions (radius and height) are proportional. Let the radius of the smaller cylinder be r.

Then, we can write:

r / 6 = R / 30

where R is the radius of the larger cylinder.

Simplifying this equation, we get:

R = 5r

Now, we can use the formula for the volume of a cylinder to find the volume of the larger cylinder:

Volume of smaller cylinder = πr^2h = 90 cm^3

Volume of larger cylinder = πR^2H = π(5r)^2(30) = 750πr^2 cm^3

Substituting R = 5r, we get:

Volume of larger cylinder = 750πr^2 cm^3

Therefore, the volume of the larger cylinder is 750π times the volume of the smaller cylinder:

Volume of larger cylinder = 750π(90 cm^3) = 67,500π/ cm^3 (approx. 211,239.74 cm^3 rounded to five decimal places).