SOLUTION: A cube with a side length of 1008 units is dropped and completely submerged in a cube-shaped container. If the water level in the cube-shaped container rises 252 units. Find the

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Question 1025708: A cube with a side length of 1008 units is dropped and completely submerged in a cube-shaped container.
If the water level in the cube-shaped container rises 252 units. Find the length of a side of the cube-shaped container.
Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A cube with a side length of 1008 units is dropped and completely submerged in a cube-shaped container.
If the water level in the cube-shaped container rises 252 units. Find the length of a side of the cube-shaped container.
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Let x = side length of the cube-shaped container.

Then 

 = ,

 =  = ,

x =  = 2016 units.

Answer. 2016 units.


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