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the diagram shows a 5cm x 5cm x 5cm cube calculate the length of the diagonal AB give your answer correct to 1 decimal place

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Answer:

√3 * 5 = 5√3 cm

Explanation:

→ ABCDEFGH is a cube.

→ CF = Diagonal of cube.

→ CH = Diagonal of Base Face BCDH.

→ Let the side of Each cube = a.

Than,

in Right ∆CFH, By Pythagoras Theoram, we have,

→ CH² + FH² = CF² --------- Equation (1)

and, Similarly, in Right ∆CDH ,

→ CD² + DH² = CH² ------- Equation (2).

Putting Value of Equation (2) in Equation (1), we get,

→ (CD² + DH²) + FH² = CF²

→ a² + a² + a² = CF²

→ CF² = 3a²

→ CF = √3a .

Hence, we can say That Diagonal of a cube is √3 times of its sides.

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Given:-

Side of cube = 5cm.

So,

→ Diagonal of cube = √3 * 5 = 5√3 cm. (Ans.)

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