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If the radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is halved, keeping the height the same, then find the ratio of the volume of the cylinder thus obtained to the volume of original cylinder?

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Let the radius of the base of original cylinder is r. 

And the height of the original cylinder is h. 

∴ The volume of the original cylinder is \(\pi\)r2ℎ. 

Given that radius of base of reduced cylinder is half of radius of original cylinder and height will be same. 

∴ The radius of reduced cylinder is \(\frac{r}2\)

And the height of the reduced cylinder is h. 

∴ The volume of the reduced cylinder is \(\pi\)\((\frac{r}{2})^2\) ℎ. 

Now, the ratio of the volume of reduced cylinder and the volume of original cylinder is

\(\frac{Volume\,of\,reduced\,cylinder}{Volume\,of\,original\,cylinder}\) = \(\frac{\pi(\frac{r}2)^2h}{\pi{r}^2h}\) = \(\frac{\pi{r}^2h}{4\pi{r}^2h}\) = \(\frac{1}4\).

Hence, the required ratio is 1 : 4.



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