document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1043795>Question 1043795</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the side of one cube are twice as long as the side of a second cube. what is the side lenght of each cube if the total volume of the cube is 72cm3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #658956 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=658956\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming the combined volume is 72 cm^3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cube a: side is x, volume is x^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cube b: side is 2x, volume is 8x^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their sum is 9x^3=72 cm^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore x^3=8 cm^3; take the cube root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2 cm, so cube a has a volume of 8 cm^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=4 cm, so cube b has a volume of 64 cm^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They sum to 72 cm^3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a has a side of 2 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b has a side of 4 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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