ECZ 2021 · O-Level Paper 1 — Similarity and Congruency

The areas of two similar cylinders are 64cm2 and 36cm2 respectively. If the height of the larger cylinder is 30cm, find the height of the smaller cylinder.

  • A. 20cm
  • B. 40cm
  • C. 15cm
  • D. 22.5cm

Verified working — step 1

Area ratio larger:smaller = 64:36

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