Question

The volumes of two similar solids are 512cm3 and 2197cm3. If the smaller solid has a surface are of 960cm2, find the surface area of the larger solid. Part 1: find the similarity ratio by taking the cube root of each volume. Show your work. Part 2: use your answer from part 1 to find the ratio of the surface areas. Show your work. Part 3: set up a proportion and solve to find the surface area of the larger solid.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Part 1:

(512) ^ 1/3

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(2197) ^ 1/3

8

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13

The scale factor is 8:13

Part 2

The ratios of the areas is related by scale factor squared

8^2

-----

13^2

64

------

169

Part 3

64 960

------ = ----------------

169 SA larger

Using cross products

64 * SA = 169 * 960

64 SA = 162240

Divide each side by 64

64 SA/ 64 = 162240 / 64

SA = 2535

2535 cm^2