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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Please help we dont know how to do this

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok so since the cones are similar that means that they are the same shape, but a different size. if it conserves the shapes it conserves the ratio of radius to height. so set up a proportion like this 25/15=10/x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okk

OpenStudy (anonymous):

did you solve the proportion?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes 16.666666 or 17

OpenStudy (anonymous):

umm are you sure?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hold up

OpenStudy (anonymous):

my mom did that way and thats what she got

OpenStudy (anonymous):

25x = 15 * 10 25x= 150 divide both sides by 25 for x then you get x= 6 so the answer is really 6 feet

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok we cross multiplied that why we got that but now we get it. Thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no problem

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