Given a cylinder of vertical height, H and radius R. h = H/R

[isabella]

1.)Given a cylinder of vertical height, H and radius R. h = H/R So what does this equation means? what is h?

2.)Given L is the length from the cylinder base to an element at ground level, s = L/R. So what does s stand for?

 

[TenaliRaman]

I am as clueless as you are!

h = ratio of height of the cylinder to the radius of the base??
h = sine of the angle which is made by the line joining the center of the top and a point at the rim of the base with the horizontal (viewing the cylinder as a orthogonal projection in a 2D plane) ??

Maybe you would like to give the question in its entirety?

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[tacman]

1) The equation h = H/R means that the ratio of the height of the cylinder (H) to its radius (R) is equal to the variable h. This can also be interpreted as the number of times the radius can fit into the height of the cylinder. h is a variable that represents the ratio between the height and radius.

2) The equation s = L/R means that the ratio of the length from the cylinder base (L) to an element at ground level to the radius (R) is equal to the variable s. This can also be interpreted as the number of times the radius can fit into the length from the base to the ground level. s is a variable that represents the ratio between the length and radius.