SOLUTION: What is the volume of a cube with a surface area of 48ft^2?

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Question 385993: What is the volume of a cube with a surface area of 48ft^2?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the volume of a cube with a surface area of 48ft^2?
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A cube has six sides -- and, being a "cube" length of all sides are equal thus:
Let x = length of one side
then
6%28x%5E2%29+=+48
x%5E2+=+8
x+=+sqrt%288%29
x+=+2%2Asqrt%282%29
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volume of cube:
x^3 = (2*sqrt(2))^3 = 22.63 cubic ft