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5.5: Analysis

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    1. Draw the table to record your analysis values for the wood block.  Use a ratio to compare measured centimeters to inches, in each dimension, for the wood block; reduce fractions such that the smallest value is 1.  

    Example:

    \[\dfrac{540 \text{ inches}}{15 \text{ yards}} = \dfrac{36 \text{in}}{1 \text{yd}} \nonumber \]

    Table \(\PageIndex{1}\): Wood Block Ratio Analysis

    Ratio

    Length

    Width

    Thickness/Height

    \(\dfrac{\text{centimeters}}{\text{inches}}\)

         
    1. Draw the table to record your analysis values for the metal cylinder.  Use a ratio to compare measured centimeters to inches, in each dimension, for the metal cylinder; reduce fractions such that the smallest value is 1.

    Table \(\PageIndex{2}\): Metal Cylinder Ratio Analysis

    Ratio

    Radius

    Height

    \(\dfrac{\text{centimeters}}{\text{inches}}\)    

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