document.write( "Question 1064722: Each dimension of a cube has been increased to twice its original size. If the new cube has a volume of 64,000 cm³, what is the area of one face of the original cube? Show your work \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #679928 by rothauserc(4718)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x be the length of 1 side of our cube, then \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "2x is the length of a side of the new cube and \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "2x * 2x * 2x = 64000 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "8 * x^3 = 64000 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x^ 3 = 8000 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x = cube root(8000) = 20 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "******************************************** \n" ); document.write( "the area of one face of the original cube is \n" ); document.write( "20 * 20 = 400 cm^2 \n" ); document.write( "******************************************** \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |