Question

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Answer 1

Option C

The ratio for the volumes of two similar cylinders is 8 : 27

Solution:

Let there are two cylinder of heights "h" and "H"

Also radius to be "r" and "R"

$\text { Volume of a cylinder }=\pi r^{2} h$

Where π = 3.14 , r is the radius and h is the height

Now the ratio of their heights and radii is 2:3 .i.e  

$\frac{\mathrm{r}}{R}=\frac{\mathrm{h}}{H}=\frac{2}{3}$

Ratio for the volumes of two cylinders

$\frac{\text {Volume of cylinder } 1}{\text {Volume of cylinder } 2}=\frac{\pi r^{2} h}{\pi R^{2} H}$

Cancelling the common terms, we get

$\frac{\text {Volume of cylinder } 1}{\text {Volume of cylinder } 2}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{r}}{R}\right)^{2} \times\left(\frac{\mathrm{h}}{\mathrm{H}}\right)$

Substituting we get,

$\frac{\text {Volume of cylinder } 1}{\text {Volume of cylinder } 2}=\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^{2} \times\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)$

$\frac{\text {Volume of cylinder } 1}{\text {Volume of cylinder } 2}=\frac{2 \times 2 \times 2}{3 \times 3 \times 3}$

$\frac{\text {Volume of cylinder } 1}{\text {Volume of cylinder } 2}=\frac{8}{27}$

Hence, the ratio of volume of two cylinders is 8 : 27