Two spheres

Geometry Level 2

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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The answer is 5.196.

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2 solutions

Geoff Pilling
May 23, 2016

The volume is proportional to r 3 r^3 and the surface are is proportional to r 2 r^2 . So the ratio of the volume to the surface area will be proportional to r 3 / 2 r^{3/2} , and 3 3 / 2 = 5.196 3^{3/2} = \boxed{5.196}

Nice writeup sir!

Ashish Menon - 5 years ago
Ashish Menon
May 28, 2016

Let the radius of the larger sphere be R R and that of the smaller sphere be r r .
So, ratio of surface areas = 4 × π × R 2 4 × π × r 2 = 3 1 4 × π × R 2 4 × π × r 2 = 3 1 ( R r ) 2 = 3 1 R r = 3 1 1 \dfrac{4 × \pi × R^2}{4 × \pi × r^2} = \dfrac{3}{1}\\ \\ {\dfrac{\cancel{4} × \cancel{\pi} × R^2}{\cancel{4} × \cancel{\pi} × r^2}} = \dfrac{3}{1}\\ \\ {\left(\dfrac{R}{r}\right)}^{2} = \dfrac{3}{1}\\ \\ \dfrac{R}{r} = \sqrt{\dfrac{3}{1}} \longrightarrow \boxed{1}

Ratio of volumes = 4 × π × R 3 × 3 3 × 4 × π × r 3 = N 1 4 × π × R 3 × 3 3 × 4 × π × r 3 = N 1 ( R r ) 3 = N 1 R r = N 1 3 2 \dfrac{4 × \pi × R^3 × 3}{3 × 4 × \pi × r^3} = \dfrac{N}{1}\\ \\ {\dfrac{\cancel{4} × \cancel{\pi} × R^3 × \cancel{3}}{\cancel{3} × \cancel{4} × \cancel{\pi} × r^3}} = \dfrac{N}{1}\\ \\ {\left(\dfrac{R}{r}\right)}^{3} = \dfrac{N}{1}\\ \dfrac{R}{r} = \sqrt[3]{\dfrac{N}{1}} \longrightarrow \boxed{2}

From 1 \boxed{1} and 2 \boxed{2} , we get:-
3 1 = N 1 3 \sqrt{3}{1} = \sqrt[3]{\dfrac{N}{1}}
Cubing on both sides, we get:-
3 3 1 3 = N 1 N = ( 3 ) 3 N = 3 3 N = 5.196 \dfrac{{\sqrt{3}}^3}{{\sqrt{1}}^3} = \dfrac{N}{1}\\ N = {\left(\sqrt{3}\right)}^3\\ N = 3\sqrt{3}\\ N = \color{#69047E}{\boxed{5.196}}


Same to you! :)

Geoff Pilling - 5 years ago

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