A small cylindrical can of tuna has a radius of 4 centimeters and a height of 3.8 centimeters. A larger and similar can of tuna has a radius of 5.2 centimeters.

a. What is the scale factor of the cylinders?

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The scale factor of the two similar cylindrical cans of tuna is 13/10.

Solids of the same type that have proportional corresponding linear measures are similar solids. In the case of similar cylinder:

height of A / height of B = radius of A / radius of B

Scale factor refers to the ratio of the corresponding dimensions of similar solids.

If the smaller cylindrical can of tuna has a radius of 4 centimeters and the larger and similar can of tuna has a radius of 5.2 centimeters, then the scale factor is:

scale factor = radius of larger can/ radius of smaller can

scale factor = 5.2 cm / 4 cm

scale factor = 13/10

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