Question

The volume of a cube is 125 cm^3. The area of a square is 64 cm^2. How does the lenghth of one edge of the cube compare to the length of one side of the square? Explain. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

One edge of the cube is 5 cm, one edge of the square is 8 cm, so the edge of the cube is 3 cm shorter than the edge of the square.

Step-by-step explanation:

The volume of the cube is found by the formula

V = s³,

where s is the side length (called the edge in this problem)

Since V = 125 cm³, we can take the cube root of 125 to find the edge length.

The cube root of 125 is 5, ( 5³ = 125)

So the edge of the cube is 5 cm

The are of a square is found by the formula

A = s² ,  

where s is the side length (called the edge in this problem)

Since A = 64 cm², we can take the square root of 64 to find the edge length.

The square root of 64 is 8  (8² = 84)

So the edge of the square is 8cm

Comparing the two edges tells us that the edge of the cube is 3cm shorter than the edge of the square.