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The diagonal of a cube is 28 cm. Identify the length of an edge. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary. HELP PLEASE!!

The diagonal of a cube is 28 cm. Identify the length of an edge. Round to the nearest-example-1

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Answer:


16.2\ cm

Explanation:

we know that

The diagonal of a cube is equal to


D=b√(3)

where

b is the length of an edge of the cube

we have


D=28\ cm

substitute


28=b√(3)


b=28/√(3)=16.2\ cm

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