SOLUTION: How do you establish the length of one side of a cube, if you only know it's total volume?

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Question 12525: How do you establish the length of one side of a cube, if you only know it's total volume?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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A cube is a rectangular prism with all faces equal and all edges equal.
The volume of a cube is given by: V+=+s%5E3 where s is the length of one edge (side).
So, if you know the volume, you can find the length of one edge (sides) by taking the cube root of the volume.
s+=+%28V%29%5E%281%2F3%29