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A right cylinder whose height and diameter are equal is inscribed in a sphere with radius 'r'. Determine the ratio of the volumes of the two solids and the ratio of their surface areas.

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2007-04-12 11:12:05 · 3 answers · asked by Amber 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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Volume of a sphere is 4/3 pi * radius^3.
Volume of a cylinder is pi * radius^2 * height.

Cylinder:
Height = Diameter -> Height = 2*Radius or 1/2 Height = Radius
Thus, the volume for this cylinder can be written as:
pi * radius^2 * 2*radius or 2 pi * radius ^3.

For the ratio of volume of the sphere to the volume of the cylinder, it is (4/3 pi * radius^3) / (2 pi * radius ^3), simplified to 2/3.

Surface Area of a Sphere: 4 pi * radius^2
Surface Area of a Cylinder: (2 pi * radius^2) + (2 pi * radius * height)

Using the previously stated information that the height = 2 radius, the "SA" of the cylinder can be written as (2 pi * radius^2) + (2 pi * radius * 2 radius) or (2 pi * radius^2) + (4 pi * radius^2), which simplifies to (6 pi * radius^2).

Thus, the ratio of the "SA" of a sphere to the "SA" of a cylinder is (4 pi * radius^2) / (6 pi * radius^2), which also simplifies to 2/3.

2007-04-12 11:37:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Let
R = radius sphere
r = radius cylinder
h = height cylinder
V = volume sphere
C = volume cylinder

V = 4πR³/3

The height of the cylinder equals the diameter or twice the radius.

h = 2r

C = πr²h = πr²(2r) = 2πr³

When you inscribe the cylinder into the sphere you have a right triangle 45 90 45.

r² + r² = R²
2r² = R²
r² = R²/2
r = R/√2

C = 2πr³ = 2π(R/√2)³ = πR³/√2

The ratio of the volume of the cylinder to the volume of the sphere is:

C / V = (πR³/√2) / (4πR³/3) = 3/(4√2) ≈ 0.53033
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Let
S = surface area sphere
A = surface area cylinder

S = 4πR²

A = 2πr² + 2πrh = 2πr² + 2πr(2r) = 2πr² + 4πr² = 6πr²
A = 6πr² = 6π(R/√2)² = 3πR²

The ratio of the area of the cylinder to the area of the sphere is:

A / S = 3πR² / (4πR²) = 3/4
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The answerer above me inscribed the sphere in the cylinder instead of the cylinder in the sphere.

2007-04-14 15:45:38 · answer #2 · answered by Northstar 7 · 0 0

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2016-10-22 00:00:46 · answer #3 · answered by fanelle 4 · 0 0

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