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Geometry Difficulty 4.9 AIME Find the answer

Example 22. Using the lower base of a frustum as the base, and the center of the upper base as the vertex, construct a cone. If the lateral surface of this cone divides the volume of the frustum into two equal parts, find the ratio of the radii of the upper and lower bases of the frustum.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

Solve the external figure. Let the radii of the upper and lower bases of the frustum be r\mathrm{r} and R\mathrm{R}, and the height be h\mathrm{h}, then
13πh(r2+rR+R2)=213π2h. \begin{array}{l} \frac{1}{3} \pi h\left(r^{2}+r R+R^{2}\right) \\ =2 \cdot \frac{1}{3} \pi \hbar^{2} h . \end{array}

Simplifying and rearranging, we get R2rRr2=0R^{2}-r R-r^{2}=0.
Solving it, R=(1+5)r2R=\frac{(1+\sqrt{5}) \mathrm{r}}{2} and R=(15)r2R=\frac{(1-\sqrt{5}) \mathrm{r}}{2} (not applicable, discard).
Therefore, rR=25+1=512\frac{r}{R}=\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}+1}=\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}.

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