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a diagonal of a cube measures square root 294 cm. the diagonal of a face measures 14cm. what is the length of the cube to the nearest tenth.

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Answer:

9.9 cm

Explanation:

The space diagonal is the hypotenuse of the right triangle with legs that are the edge length and the face diagonal length. If x represents the edge length, then we have ...

(√294)² = 14² + x²

x² = 294 -196 = 98

x = √98 ≈ 9.9

The edge length of the cube is about 9.9 cm.

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There are (at least) two other ways you can work this problem.

The face diagonal length will be √2 times the edge length, so the edge is ...

(14 cm)/√2 = 7√2 cm ≈ 9.9 cm

The space diagonal is √3 times the edge length, so the edge is ...

(√294)/(√3) = √(294/3) = 7√2 ≈ 9.9 cm

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