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Jamal has a cube that holds 162 cubic centimeters of water. Find the side length of his cube in

simplest form. If the answer is not an integer, write the two integers this value falls between on a

number line.

 Nov 25, 2014

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We can just take the cube root of this to find the side length......so...

3√162 = 3√(81 * 2) = 3√(27* 3 * 2)  = (3)3√( 3 * 2) = about 5.45  .....and this falls between 5 and 6 on the number line

 

 Nov 25, 2014
 #1
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Best Answer

We can just take the cube root of this to find the side length......so...

3√162 = 3√(81 * 2) = 3√(27* 3 * 2)  = (3)3√( 3 * 2) = about 5.45  .....and this falls between 5 and 6 on the number line

 

CPhill Nov 25, 2014

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