Question:
Two cones have their heights in the ratio 1 : 3 and radii 3 : 1. What is the ratio of their volumes?
Solution:
Let the radius of the cone is 3x and x,
And the height of the cone is y and 3y.
Then,
Volume of the first cone
$v_{1}=\frac{1}{3} \pi r^{2} h$
$=\frac{1}{3} \pi(3 x)^{2} y$
$=\frac{1}{3} \pi 9 x^{2} y$
$=3 \pi x^{2} y$.............$(i)$
Volume of the second cone
$v_{2}=\frac{1}{3} \pi(x)^{2} \times 3 y$
$=\pi x^{2} y$............(ii)
Then the radius of their volume
Or
$\frac{v_{1}}{v_{2}}=3: 1$
$v_{1}: v_{2}=3: 1$