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#1 2014-10-22 19:31:25

Arna
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An equal problem

The ratio between the curved surface area and the total surface area of a right circular cylinder is 1:2 . Find the ratio between the height and radius of the cylinder

A part of the solution reads:
2h=h+r
>h=r
>h:r=1:1


My question is why should it be 1:1?
For example if x and y and z are 3 numbers
and x=y
x=z
>y=z>y:z
Substituting x, y, and z
2=4
2=3
>4=3>4:3
Then why only 1:1??


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#2 2014-10-22 19:36:51

Agnishom
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Re: An equal problem

I do not get any of what you wrote.

Why is 2=4?

Last edited by Agnishom (2014-10-22 19:41:10)


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#3 2014-10-22 20:00:17

Bob
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Re: An equal problem

hi Arna

I also am confused by what you have written.  Maybe you are using the wrong symbols?

=  equal

Two numbers are equal if they are the same.

eg.

: is used to show a ratio.

eg.  If there are three times as many children in a room as adults then    children : adults = 3 : 1

you wrote:

>y=z>y:z

This line is incomplete.  You have said that y equals z implies the ratio of y to z is ?????

you wrote:

x=y
x=z

Substituting x, y, and z
2=4
2=3

If the numbers are equal then you cannot have different numbers for x y and z.

I'll go back to the original problem.

curved area : total area = 1:2

implies curved area : curved area + top and bottom = 1 : 2

implies curved area : top and bottom = 1 : 1

This means they are equal so

Bob


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#4 2014-10-22 20:08:35

Arna
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Re: An equal problem

Thank you Bob for clearing my confusion
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#5 2014-10-22 20:11:39

Olinguito
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Re: An equal problem


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#6 2014-10-22 21:36:09

Arna
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Re: An equal problem

Thank you Oliinguito
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