Two cylinders are similar. The radius of cylinder a is 5.6 in. The radius of cylinder b is 1.4 in. If the hwight of cylinder b i

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VladimirAG [237]

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Two cylinders are similar. The radius of cylinder a is 5.6 in. The radius of cylinder b is 1.4 in. If the hwight of cylinder b i

s 4 in what is the height of cylinder a?

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sleet_krkn [62] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-03T04:36:51+03:00

sleet_krkn [62]3 years ago

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The answer is 16in.

Let the radius and height of cylinder A be Ra and Hb respectively and the radius and height of cylinder B be Rb and Hb respectively.

Using similar shapes:
Ra/Ha= Rb/Hb
5.6/Ha=1.4/4
Ha=(4×5.6)/1.4
Ha=22.4/1.4
Ha=16in