Question:
The radii of two cones are in the ratio 2 : 1 and their volumes are equal. What is the ratio of their heights?
Solution:
Let the radius of the first cone = 2x
And height of the first cone = h1
Then,
Volume of the first cone $=\frac{1}{3} \pi r^{2} h$
$=\frac{1}{3} \pi(2 x)^{2} h_{1}$ ......(i)
The radius of the second cone = x
Height of the second cone = h2
Then,
Volume of the second cone $=\frac{1}{3} \pi r^{2} h$
$=\frac{1}{3} \pi(x)^{2} h_{2}$
Since,
The volumes of the two cones are equal.
Or $h_{1}: h_{2}=1: 4$