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The volumes of two similar solids have an 125 : 216 ratio. What is the ratio of their side lengths

User Hesham Shawky
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Answer:

5:6

Explanation:

To find the ratio of side lengths you need to cube root of the ratio of the volumes. The reason you use the cube root is because you are multiplying 3 things together when you find volume.


\sqrt[3]{(125)/(216) } =(5)/(6)

5 : 6

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