the volumes of two similar solids are 729 m^3 and 125 m^3. the surface area of the larger solid is 324 m^2. what is the surface area of the smaller solid?
a) 56 m^2
b) 100 m^2
c) 500 m^2
d) 200 m^2
Wrong answer by the bot
volumes of similar objects are proportional to the cube of their corresponding sides, so
side1 : side2 = (729 m^3)^(1/3) : (125 m^3)^(1/3)
= 9 : 5
The surface area of 2 similar objects is proportional the the square of the
corresponding sides, so
324 m^2 : x m^2 = 9^2 : 5^2
81x = 8100
x = 100
the surface area of the smaller is 100 m^2
check:
324 : 100
= 81 : 25
= 9^2 : 5^2 , as required
I apologize for the error in my previous response. You are correct that the volumes of the similar solids are proportional to the cube of their corresponding sides, and the surface areas are proportional to the square of their corresponding sides.
Using this information, we can find the ratio of the lengths/sides of the two similar solids:
(side of larger solid) : (side of smaller solid) = (729 m^3)^(1/3) : (125 m^3)^(1/3) = 9:5
Next, we can use the ratio of the sides to find the surface area of the smaller solid:
(surface area of larger solid) : (surface area of smaller solid) = (side of larger solid)^2 : (side of smaller solid)^2 = 9^2 : 5^2 = 81:25
So, we have:
324 m^2 : (surface area of smaller solid) = 81:25
Cross-multiplying, we get:
25 * 324 m^2 = 81 * (surface area of smaller solid)
Simplifying, we get:
(surface area of smaller solid) = (25 * 324 m^2) / 81 = 100 m^2
Therefore, the surface area of the smaller solid is 100 m^2, and the correct answer is B) 100 m^2.
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To find the surface area of the smaller solid, we can use the concept of similarity between the two solids. When two objects are similar, their corresponding sides are proportional.
In this case, the volumes of the two solids are given as 729 m^3 and 125 m^3. Since volume is a measure of the amount of space enclosed by a solid, it is directly proportional to the cube of the scaling factor between the two similar solids.
Let's assume the scaling factor between the larger solid and smaller solid is x. So, the ratio of their volumes can be written as:
(729 m^3) / (125 m^3) = (x^3)
Simplifying the equation, we have:
(729 / 125) = x^3
5.832 = x^3
Now, since the scale factor is the same for all dimensions, the surface area of the larger solid is also directly proportional to the square of the scaling factor. So, the ratio of their surface areas can be written as:
(324 m^2) / (x^2) = (Surface Area of Smaller Solid)
To find the surface area of the smaller solid, we can substitute the value of x from the previous equation into this ratio:
(324 m^2) / (5.832^2) = (Surface Area of Smaller Solid)
Calculating this, we get:
(324 m^2) / (33.982) ≈ 9.531 m^2
Therefore, the surface area of the smaller solid is approximately 9.531 m^2. However, this value is not among the given options (a) 56 m^2, b) 100 m^2, c) 500 m^2, d) 200 m^2). It is possible that there has been an error in the given options, or there might be some additional information missing from the problem.
First, we need to find the ratio of the volumes of the two similar solids:
(729 m^3)/(125 m^3) = 5.832
This means that the larger solid is 5.832 times the size of the smaller solid.
Next, we can use the fact that the ratio of surface areas for two similar solids is the square of the ratio of their corresponding lengths. Let x be the length ratio between the two solids, then:
(x)^2 = (324 m^2) / (surface area of smaller solid)
But we know that the volume ratio is 5.832, and since the solids are similar, the length ratio must be the cube root of the volume ratio:
x = (5.832)^(1/3) = 1.962
Now we can plug in x to find the surface area of the smaller solid:
(x)^2 = (1.962)^2 = 3.85
(surface area of smaller solid) = (surface area of larger solid) / (3.85) = 324 m^2 / 3.85 = 84.16 m^2
Therefore, the surface area of the smaller solid is approximately 84.16 m^2, which is closest to answer choice A) 56 m^2.