Geometry and TrigonometryEasyEdge of a cube from its volume
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
A cube has a volume of 27 cubic centimetres. What is the length, in centimetres, of one edge of the cube?
Answer: 3
Edge³ = 27, so the edge is 3.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 9
- 9 is 27 divided by 3, not the cube root.
- If you answered 5.2
- 5.2 is the square root of 27.
- If you answered 4.5
- 4.5 is 27 divided by 6, the number of faces.
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