What is the edge length of the cube?

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2 Answers
Feb 25, 2018

So, #s=50 i n#

Explanation:

The volume of a cube is equal to the edge length to the third power.

#V=s^3# where #V# is the volume of the cube #(i n^3)# and #s# is the edge length #(i n).#

Here, we're given #V=125000 i n^3#

Plugging this into the formula, we get

#125000=s^3#

Take the cube root of both sides:

#root(3)(125000)=root(3)(s^3)#

The cube root of a term cubed is just that term raised to the #1st# power . As a general rule, #root(n)(x^n)=x#.

#root(3)(s^3)=s#

The cube root of #125000# is equal to #50#. In other words, if we multiply #50# by itself three times, we get #125000#; therefore, #50# is the cube root of #125000.# .

So, #s=50 i n#

Feb 25, 2018

The edge length is 50. See below

Explanation:

The cube volume formula is #V=l^3# where l is the edge.

So, in our case #125000=l^3# and from this

#l=root(3)125000= root(3)(5^3·10^3)=root(3)5^3·root(3)10^3= 5·10=50#