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HELP PLEASE?!

Fill in the blank. increasing the side length of a cube by a factor of 2 increases the volume by a factor of ___________.

HELP PLEASE?! Fill in the blank. increasing the side length of a cube by a factor-example-1

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Answer:

8

Explanation:

When we use the scale factor

The lengths increase by the scale factor

the area increases by the scale factor squared

The volume increases by the scale factor cubed

The scale factor is 2

We want the volume

2^3 = 8

The volume is increased by a factor of 8

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