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Area and volume SAT question
Math · Geometry and Trigonometry · Hard · Answer it here, explanation included.
The figure shown is a right circular cylinder with a radius of and height of . A second right circular cylinder (not shown) has a volume that is times as large as the volume of the cylinder shown. Which of the following could represent the radius , in terms of , and the height , in terms of , of the second cylinder?
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Choice C is correct. The volume of a right circular cylinder is equal to , where is the radius of a base of the cylinder and is the height of the cylinder. It’s given that the cylinder shown has a radius of and a height of . It follows that the volume of the cylinder shown is equal to . It’s given that the second right circular cylinder has a radius of and a height of . It follows that the volume of the second cylinder is equal to . Choice C gives and . Substituting for and for in the expression that represents the volume of the second cylinder yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . This expression is equal to times the volume of the cylinder shown, . Therefore, and could represent the radius , in terms of , and the height , in terms of , of the second cylinder.
Choice A is incorrect. Substituting for and for in the expression that represents the volume of the second cylinder yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . This expression is equal to , not , times the volume of the cylinder shown.
Choice B is incorrect. Substituting for and for in the expression that represents the volume of the second cylinder yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . This expression is equal to , not , times the volume of the cylinder shown.
Choice D is incorrect. Substituting for and for in the expression that represents the volume of the second cylinder yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . This expression is equal to , not , times the volume of the cylinder shown.
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