1. Volume of the frustum = pi * H / 3 * ( r^2 + Rr + R^2)
Volume of the cylinder = pi * R^2 * H
And we know that
(7/12) pi R^2 * H = pi * H / 3 * (r^2 +Rr + R^2) simplify
(7/12) R^2 = ( r^2 + Rr + R^2) / 3
(21/12) R^2 = r^2 + Rr + R^2
(7/3) R^2 = r^2 + Rr + (3/3) R^2
(4/3)R^2 = r^2 + Rr divide through by r^2
(4/3)R^2 / r^2 = 1 + R/r
(4/3) R^2 / r^2 - R/r - 1 = 0 mulyiply through by 3/4 and rearrange
R^2/r^2 - (3/4)R/r = 3/4 let R/r = x
x^2 - (3/4)x = 3/4 complete the square on x
x^2 - (3/4)x + 9/64 = 3/4 + 9/64
(x - 3/8)^2 = 57/64 take the positive root
x - (3/8) = sqrt (57) / 8
x = [ 3 + sqrt (57) ] / 8
R / r = [ 3 + sqrt 57 ] / 8 so......
r / R = 8 / [ 3 + sqrt (57) ] = 8 [ 3 -sqrt (57) ] / [ 9 - 57] = 8 [ sqrt (57) - 3 ] / [ 48 ] =
[sqrt (57) -3 ] / 6