Q.If the ratio of the volumes of two cubes is 8:27, then what will be the ratio of their total surface areas?
Let the side lengths of the two cubes be \(x\) units and \(y\) units respectively.
Their surface area ratio \(= 6x^2 : 6y^2 = x^2 : y^2\)
And the volume ratio \(= x^3 : y^3\)
\(\therefore x^3 : y^3 = 8 : 27\)
i.e., \(x : y = 2 : 3\)
i.e., \(x^2 : y^2 = 4 : 9\)