if the areas of three adjacent faces of a rectangular block are in the ratio of 2:3:4 and its volume is 9000cm^3.then the length of the shortest side is
a)10cm b)15cm c)25cm d)20cm e)30cm
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let the edges (dimensions) of block be a, b, and c.
a*b : b*c : c*a = 2 : 3 : 4
a * b = 2 k b * c = 3 k c * a = 4 k for some k > 0
multiply all these :
a * b * b * c * c * a = a² b² c² = 24 k³
volume of block = a b c = 9, 000 cm³
Hence a² b² c² = 9, 000 * 9, 000 = 24 k³
k³ = 27,000,000/8
k = 300 / 2 = 150
Hence a * b = 300 b * c = 450 c * a = 600
a = abc / b c = 9000 / 450 = 20 cm
b = abc / ca = 9000 / 600 = 15 cm
c = abc / ab = 30 cm
so 15 cm is answer
a*b : b*c : c*a = 2 : 3 : 4
a * b = 2 k b * c = 3 k c * a = 4 k for some k > 0
multiply all these :
a * b * b * c * c * a = a² b² c² = 24 k³
volume of block = a b c = 9, 000 cm³
Hence a² b² c² = 9, 000 * 9, 000 = 24 k³
k³ = 27,000,000/8
k = 300 / 2 = 150
Hence a * b = 300 b * c = 450 c * a = 600
a = abc / b c = 9000 / 450 = 20 cm
b = abc / ca = 9000 / 600 = 15 cm
c = abc / ab = 30 cm
so 15 cm is answer
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Answer:
Let the edge of the cuboid be acm,bcm and ccm.
And, a<b<c
The areas of the three adjacent faces are in ratio 2:3:4
So,
ab:ca:bc=2:3:4 and its volume is 9000cm
3
We have to find the shortest edge of the cuboid
Since,
bc
ab
=
4
2
c
a
=
2
1
∴ c=2a
Similarly,
bc
ca
=
4
3
b
a
=
4
3
∴ b=
3
4a
Volume of cuboid,
V=abc
⇒ 9000=a(
3
4a
)(2a)
⇒ 27000=8a
3
⇒ a
3
=
8
27×1000
⇒ a=
2
3×10
∴ a=15cm
Now, b=
3
4a
=
3
4×15
=20
c=2a=2×15=30cm
∴ The length of the shortest edge is 15cm
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