document.write( "Question 791277: /you have 1,500 square blocks. what is the largest number of blocks you can use to construct a cube? \r
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document.write( "I know how to find if a number is a perfect cube or square, but I'm not completely sure what they are asking me. 1444 is a perfect cube... \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #479514 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What makes you think that 1444 is a perfect cube? 1331 is a perfect cube, and 1728 is the very next perfect cube (11 and 12, respectively).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "With 1500 blocks, you can create an 11 X 11 X 11 cube, but if you try to create a 12 X 12 X 12 cube, you will be 228 blocks short.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Egw to Beta kai to Sigma \n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |