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Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)

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Question 8

Two cylinders, X and Y, are mathematically similar.

The total surface area of cylinder X is 50π cm250\pi \text{ cm}^250π cm2. The total surface area of cylinder Y is 200π cm2200\pi \text{ cm}^2200π cm2. The length of cylinder X is 10 cm.

a.

Work out the length of cylinder Y.

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b.

The volume of cylinder X is 30π cm330\pi \text{ cm}^330π cm3. Work out the volume of cylinder Y. Give your answer as a multiple of π\piπ.

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Similar Shapes (Area and Volume) Questions

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Practise Edexcel GCSE Maths Similar Shapes (Area and Volume) with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 28 questions, matched to the Edexcel GCSE Maths (1MA1) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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