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Two right circular cylinders have the same volume. The radius of the second cylinder is <math>10\%</math> more than the radius of the first. What is the relationship between the heights of the two cylinders?
 
Two right circular cylinders have the same volume. The radius of the second cylinder is <math>10\%</math> more than the radius of the first. What is the relationship between the heights of the two cylinders?
  
<math>\textbf{(A)}\  \text{The second height is } 10\% \text{ less than the first.} \\ \textbf{(B)}\  \text{The first height is } 10\% \text{ more than the second.}\\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{The second height is } 21\% \text{ less than the first.} \\ \textbf{(D)}}\ \text{The first height is } 21\% \text{ more than the second.}\\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{The second height is } 80\% \text{ of the first.}</math>
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\  \text{The second height is } 10\% \text{ less than the first.} \\ \textbf{(B)}\  \text{The first height is } 10\% \text{ more than the second.}\\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{The second height is } 21\% \text{ less than the first.} \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{The first height is } 21\% \text{ more than the second.}\\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{The second height is } 80\% \text{ of the first.}</math>
  
 
==Solution==
 
==Solution==

Revision as of 19:49, 1 March 2015

The following problem is from both the 2015 AMC 12A #7 and 2015 AMC 10A #9, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

Two right circular cylinders have the same volume. The radius of the second cylinder is $10\%$ more than the radius of the first. What is the relationship between the heights of the two cylinders?

$\textbf{(A)}\  \text{The second height is } 10\% \text{ less than the first.} \\ \textbf{(B)}\  \text{The first height is } 10\% \text{ more than the second.}\\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{The second height is } 21\% \text{ less than the first.} \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{The first height is } 21\% \text{ more than the second.}\\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{The second height is } 80\% \text{ of the first.}$

Solution

Let the radius of the first cylinder be $r_1$ and the radius of the second cylinder be $r_2$. Also, let the height of the first cylinder be $h_1$ and the height of the second cylinder be $h_2$. We are told \[r_2=\frac{11r_1}{10}\] \[\pi r_1^2h_1=\pi r_2^2h_2\] Substituting the first equation into the second and dividing both sides by $\pi$, we get \[r_1^2h_1=\frac{121r_1^2}{100}h_2\implies h_1=\frac{121h_2}{100}.\] Therefore, $\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ \text{The first height is } 21\% \text{ more than the second.}}$

See Also

2015 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 8
Followed by
Problem 10
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2015 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 6
Followed by
Problem 8
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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