Question

What is the volume of a cube with 1/2 inch sides

Answer 1

What is the formula for calculating the volume of a cube?

V = s x s x s where s = the length of a side

V = .5 x.5 x.5 = .125

Answer 2

Volume of a cube(V) is equal to side times side times side. i.e

`V=s* s* s = s^3` cubic unit ; where s represents the side.

Since each side of a square is the same then, it can simply be the length of one side cubed.

Given:

The side of cube(s) =
`(1)/(2)` inch

then,

by the definition of volume of cube;

`V= s * s * s`

Substitute the value of s in above formula;

`V =(1)/(2) * (1)/(2) * (1)/(2)` =
`(1)/(2 * 2 * 2)` =
`(1)/(8)` cubic inches

therefore, the volume of cube is,
`(1)/(8)` = 0.125 cubic inches.