2015 AMC 10A Problem 9
Two right circular cylinders have the same volume. The radius of the second cylinder is more than the radius of the first. What is the relationship between the heights of the two cylinders?
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Solution
Let and be the radius and height of the first cylinder and similarly define and for the second cylinder.
We know that and
Substituting and simplifying gives us which tells us that
Thus, D is the correct answer.