Again think ... what does SIMILAR solid mean?
I am still thinking of volumes.Again think ... what does SIMILAR solid mean?
Instead, look up the meaning through Google (or otherwise).I am still thinking of volumes.
I have searched but couldn't find anything reasonable to help my understanding.Instead, look up the meaning through Google (or otherwise).
Let's go sideways a moment. Say we have a square with an area of 9 m^2 and a side of 3 m. A similar square has a side of 2 m. What is the area of the smaller square?I am still thinking of volumes.
[imath]\dfrac{ \text{area of big square} }{ \text{area of little square} } = \dfrac{ 9\text{ m}^2 }{ 4\text{ m}^2 } = \left ( \dfrac{3}{2} \right )^2[/imath][imath]\dfrac{ \text{area of big square} }{ \text{area of little square} } = \dfrac{ \text{9 m^2} }{ \text{4 m^2} } = \left ( \dfrac{3}{2} \right )^2[/imath]
(Sorry, I can't figure out where I'm doing the LaTeX wrong.)
The volume goes as the cube of the sides.The area goes as the square of the ratio of the sides. What do you think happens with the volume?
-Dan
No, (since this is a cylinder, not a cube) consider the ratios: If a line is 2m long then a 4m line is 2 times as long and an 8m line is 4 times as long but if a square has 2m sides it's area is 4m² and a square with 4m sides has and an area of 16m² (not 8m²) because areas vary by the square of their ratios.The volume goes as the cube of the sides.
Really - please think before you ask the question?How does all this affect what the cylinder can hold?
You still seem to be struggling with this even though it is actually a very simple problem to deal with so I will give you a very simple example that should help you reach the correct answer.How does all this affect what the cylinder can hold?
Maybe this is the solution you are expecting me to obtain. My greatest challenge here is how do I know whether am to use linear, area or volume factor in solving this kind of problem?You still seem to be struggling with this even though it is actually a very simple problem to deal with so I will give you a very simple example that should help you reach the correct answer.
Below are two containers that you are told are similar (which we have already stressed means that all their dimensions are in the same ratio), therefore, it doesn’t matter what shape they are, we can work out relative volumes if we know just that ratio.
Since these containers just happen to be cubic boxes (for the purposes of this explanation) it is easy to calculate the actual volume of each box, so I have shown those volume calculations on the diagram.
So what is the ratio of the two sides given?
Well it is 3:4.5 which = 2:3 = \(\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}\) (in fractional form)
Now we have repeatedly hinted at (and I thought you had grasped this) that the Volume relationship is cubic (just as the Area relationship was square)
Thus the relationship of their volumes is \(\displaystyle \left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^3=\frac{8}{27}\)
And \(\displaystyle \frac{8}{27}\) × 91.125 = ??? (Use your calculator)
Can you now get the answer to the original problem (without further ado)?
Yes, 3.2 litres is the correct answer. (Though I don't understand why you felt the need to invert the ratio when I had already shown you the 'simpler' approach. ?)Maybe this is the solution you are expecting me to obtain.
It tells you what you are dealing with in the problem(s)!My greatest challenge here is how do I know whether am to use linear, area or volume factor in solving this kind of problem?
Sorry! I saw it, but never really took my time go through it. If decide to use [math]\frac{8}{27}×10.8[/math], I will still get the 3.2 litres- meaning that 10.8 litres was decreased in the ratio [math]8:27[/math]. That's not bad anyway.Yes, 3.2 litres is the correct answer. (Though I don't understand why you felt the need to invert the ratio when I had already shown you the 'simpler' approach.
Or do we just say anytime before solid shape is involved we should be talking about solid shape? I am asking this because cylinder is a three dimensional shape.?)
It tells you what you are dealing with in the problem(s)!
Litres (or m³ or cm³ or the like) are measures of Volume, while Areas will be in square units (eg: m², cm², ft², in² etc.) and Lengths are just inches, feet, millimetres, centimetres, kilometres, etc.
What "we" do is we think about things.Or do we just say anytime before solid shape is involved we should be talking about solid shape? I am asking this because cylinder is a three dimensional shape.
Okay.??What "we" do is we think about things.
Consider carefully the wording of problems, look for important terms (like 'similar') that often tell you a lot more than a single word usually does and sort out in your mind what it is you are dealing with before you rush into any calculations. ?