You have two spheres.
The ratio of their surface areas is 3:1.
So, the ratio of their volumes is N:1.
What is N to 3 decimal places?
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Nice writeup sir!
Let the radius of the larger sphere be
R
and that of the smaller sphere be
r
.
So, ratio of surface areas =
4
×
π
×
r
2
4
×
π
×
R
2
=
1
3
4
×
π
×
r
2
4
×
π
×
R
2
=
1
3
(
r
R
)
2
=
1
3
r
R
=
1
3
⟶
1
Ratio of volumes = 3 × 4 × π × r 3 4 × π × R 3 × 3 = 1 N 3 × 4 × π × r 3 4 × π × R 3 × 3 = 1 N ( r R ) 3 = 1 N r R = 3 1 N ⟶ 2
From
1
and
2
, we get:-
3
1
=
3
1
N
Cubing on both sides, we get:-
1
3
3
3
=
1
N
N
=
(
3
)
3
N
=
3
3
N
=
5
.
1
9
6
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The volume is proportional to r 3 and the surface are is proportional to r 2 . So the ratio of the volume to the surface area will be proportional to r 3 / 2 , and 3 3 / 2 = 5 . 1 9 6