20 POINTS! Two similar solids have heights of 6 cm and 9 cm. If the volume of the smaller solid is 88 cm^3, calculate the volume of the larger solid.

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Answer: [tex]132cm^{3}[/tex]

Explanation:

The volume [tex]V[/tex] of a solid is given by the multiplication of its three dimensions:

[tex]V=(height)(widgth)(length)[/tex]

In this case we have two similar solids with volumes  [tex]V_{1}=88cm^{3}[/tex] and [tex]V_{2}[/tex], and we only have information about the height of each solid [tex]h_{1}=6cm[/tex] and [tex]h_{2}=9cm[/tex].

Now, there is a theorem for  similar solids, which establishes the ratio of their volume is [tex]\frac{V_{1}}{V_{2}}[/tex] and the ratio of one of their corresponding sides (the height in this case) is [tex]\frac{h_{1}}{h_{2}}[/tex].

Knowing this, we can write the following relation:

[tex]\frac{V_{1}}{V_{2}}=\frac{h_{1}}{h_{2}}[/tex]

Substituting the known values:

[tex]\frac{88cm^{3}}{V_{2}}=\frac{6cm}{9cm}[/tex]

Fially finding [tex]V_{2}[/tex]:

[tex]V_{2}=132cm^{3}[/tex]

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