document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=420904>Question 420904</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the best estimate of the length of the side of a cube that has a surface area of 500 cm.^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A cube has 6 sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of each side is the same.....x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each side has the same area......x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x^2 = 500 {surface area of a cube equals 6(area of one side)}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 &#8776;  83.33333 {divided both sides by 6}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x &#8776; 9.13 {took square root of both sides}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9.13 would be an estimate for the length of a side<BR>\n" );
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