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Scaling in Three Dimensions: Practice

12 multiple-choice questions, progressively harder.

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Question 1 of 12
  1. 1

    Similar solids have volumes 192 and 648 cubic cm, in original:image order. An original edge is 10 cm long. How long is its image?

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  2. 2

    Similar solids have total surface areas 500 and 980 square cm, in original:image order. The original volume is 500 cubic cm. What is the image volume?

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  3. 3

    A similar image has 27/6427/64 of the original volume. Its total surface area is 162 square cm. What is the original total surface area?

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  4. 4

    Every length of a solid increases by 20%20\%. What is the percentage increase in its volume?

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  5. 5

    A similar image has 12.5%12.5\% of the original volume. What fraction of the original surface area does it have?

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  6. 6

    A closed cube has edge 8 cm. What is its surface-area-to-volume ratio?

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  7. 7

    Solid A and solid B are similar. B has length factor 5/25/2 from A. A has surface-area-to-volume ratio 1.5 cm−11.5\text{ cm}^{-1}. What is B's ratio?

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    A closed rectangular box is 2 by 3 by 4 cm. Only the 4 cm height changes to 12 cm. What is the new total surface area?

    A closed rectangular box with base dimensions 2 cm and 3 cm and height 12 cm. Dotted edges are hidden.A closed rectangular box with base dimensions 2 cm and 3 cm and height 12 cm. Dotted edges are hidden.Closed boxBase 2 by 3 cm; height 12 cm
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  9. 9

    A right cylinder initially has radius 3 cm and height 5 cm. Its radius doubles while height stays fixed. What are the image-to-original volume and total surface-area factors, in that order?

    Original closed right cylinder with radius 3 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. The radius runs from the center of the top circle to its rim. The dotted rear arc at the bottom is hidden. The sketch is schematic.Original closed right cylinder with radius 3 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. The radius runs from the center of the top circle to its rim. The dotted rear arc at the bottom is hidden. The sketch is schematic.Original closed right cylinderRadius 3 cmHeight 5 cm
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  10. 10

    A rectangular prism has dimensions 4 by 7 by 9 cm. A second has dimensions 10 by 17.5 by 22.5 cm, with corresponding dimensions in order. What is the second-to-first volume factor?

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  11. 11

    Two similar solids have corresponding lengths 20 mm and 3 cm, in original:image order. What is the image-to-original surface-area factor?

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  12. 12

    Similar solids have total surface areas 72 and 200 square cm, in original:image order. What is the image-to-original volume factor?

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