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The volume of this cube is 512 cubic yards. What is the value of q (side or edge of the cube)?

User Imke Krueger
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Taking q as the edge of the cube, the volume of it is given by the equation:


V=q^3

As we already know the volume of the cube, we can replace this value and find q from the equation.


\begin{gathered} 512=q^3 \\ \sqrt[3]{512}=q \\ 8=q \\ q=8 \end{gathered}

The value of q is 8.

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