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space diagonal of a cube is 18 cm. Calculate the volume of the cube

 Apr 19, 2015

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Let side of cube be s.  Then length of inner diagonal = √(s2 + s2 + s2)  = s √3, so s = 18/√3 cm

 

Volume of cube  = s3 = (18/√3)3 = 183/3√3 =  183*√3/9 = 2√3 * 182 = 648√3 cm3

 

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 Apr 19, 2015
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Let side of cube be s.  Then length of inner diagonal = √(s2 + s2 + s2)  = s √3, so s = 18/√3 cm

 

Volume of cube  = s3 = (18/√3)3 = 183/3√3 =  183*√3/9 = 2√3 * 182 = 648√3 cm3

 

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Alan Apr 19, 2015

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