SOLUTION: draw a cube and rectangular prism that would be filled exactly by 512 cubic yards of sand

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Question 141119: draw a cube and rectangular prism that would be filled exactly by 512 cubic yards of sand
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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factoring 512 gives 2^9
So (2^3)^3=512
2^3=8
Each side of the cube is 8 yards.
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2^2*2^3*2^4=512
4*8*16 is one of the dimensions of a rectangular prism that is 512 yds.^3
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Ed