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Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)

Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)

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Question 11

Two cylinders, P and Q, are mathematically similar.

The total surface area of cylinder P is 90π cm290\pi \text{ cm}^290π cm2. The total surface area of cylinder Q is 810π cm2810\pi \text{ cm}^2810π cm2. The length of cylinder P is 4 cm.

a.

Work out the length of cylinder Q.

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b.

The volume of cylinder P is 100π cm3100\pi \text{ cm}^3100π cm3. Work out the volume of cylinder Q. Give your answer as a multiple of π\piπ.

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Similar Shapes (Area and Volume) Questions

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27 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Maths Similar Shapes (Area and Volume). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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