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If the heights of two right circular cones are in the ratio $1 : 2$ and the perimeters of their bases are in the ratio $3 : 4$, what is the ratio of their volumes?
Answer
View full question & answer→Given that
ratio of height of right circular cones
$h_1: h_2 = 1 : 2$
ratio of base of perimeter
$2\pi\text{r}_1:2\pi\text{r}_2=3:4$
$\Rightarrow\text{r}_1:\text{r}_2=3:4$
therefore,
the ratio of volume of their cones
$=\text{v}_1:\text{v}_2=\frac{1}{3}\pi\text{r}^2_1\text{h}_1:\frac{1}{3}\pi\text{r}^2_2\text{h}_2$
$=\frac{\frac{1}{3}\pi\text{r}^2_1\text{h}_1}{\frac{1}{3}\pi\text{r}^2_2\text{h}_2}$
$=\frac{\text{r}^2_1\text{h}_1}{\text{r}^2_2}=\Big(\frac{3}{4}^2\Big)\times\frac{1}{2}$
$=\frac{9}{32}$
$\Rightarrow\text{V}_1:\text{V}_2=9:32$
Hence, the ratio of their volumes are 9:32
ratio of height of right circular cones
$h_1: h_2 = 1 : 2$
ratio of base of perimeter
$2\pi\text{r}_1:2\pi\text{r}_2=3:4$
$\Rightarrow\text{r}_1:\text{r}_2=3:4$
therefore,
the ratio of volume of their cones
$=\text{v}_1:\text{v}_2=\frac{1}{3}\pi\text{r}^2_1\text{h}_1:\frac{1}{3}\pi\text{r}^2_2\text{h}_2$
$=\frac{\frac{1}{3}\pi\text{r}^2_1\text{h}_1}{\frac{1}{3}\pi\text{r}^2_2\text{h}_2}$
$=\frac{\text{r}^2_1\text{h}_1}{\text{r}^2_2}=\Big(\frac{3}{4}^2\Big)\times\frac{1}{2}$
$=\frac{9}{32}$
$\Rightarrow\text{V}_1:\text{V}_2=9:32$
Hence, the ratio of their volumes are 9:32

In two similar triagles OAB and DCB, we have $\frac{\text{OA}}{\text{CD}}=\frac{\text{OB}}{\text{BD}}$ This implies $\frac{4}{\text{r}}=\frac{\text{h}}{\frac{\text{h}}{2}}$









