SOLUTION: The question says the volume of a cube is given by V=s^3, where s is the length of a side. The cube has a side of length 4a. What is the volume of the cube in terms of a? I'm not s
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Question 9508: The question says the volume of a cube is given by V=s^3, where s is the length of a side. The cube has a side of length 4a. What is the volume of the cube in terms of a? I'm not sure what in terms of a means or how to solve this problem. If you could help that would be great! thanks
Answer by prince_abubu(198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Solve in terms of a" means that you'll have a variable that's not the "a" on the left side of the equations, and you'll have an expression on the right side that uses ONLY the variable a. Yes, the expression on the right side may contain constants.
<----- Start here for volume of the cube.
<----- Substitute 4a for s because the side is 4a. Notice that both the 4 and the a are being cubed. So this simplifies to:
<---- Now you've got the volume in terms of a.
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