(i) Given that

when
this reduces to






(ii) Differentiate
implicitly with respect to
. By the chain and product rules,

(iii) Differentiating both sides of the given equation leads to

where we use the result from (ii) for the derivative of
.
Solve for
:





From part (i), we have
and
, and substituting these leads to



as required.
Answer:
The scale factor is 
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
If two figures are similar, then the ratio of its volumes is equal to the scale factor elevated to the cube
so
Let
z----> the scale factor
x----> volume of solid B
y ----> volume of solid A

we have


substitute

![z=\sqrt[3]{\frac{500}{171.5}}=1.429](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=z%3D%5Csqrt%5B3%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7B500%7D%7B171.5%7D%7D%3D1.429)
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