Question

A toy has various shaped objects that a child can push through matching holes. The area of the square hole is 14 square centimeters. The volume of a​ cube-shaped block is 343 cubic centimeters.
a. Which edge length can be​ found? Explain.
b. Will the block fit in the square​ hole? Explain.
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Part 1
a. Since
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is a perfect
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square,
cube,
the length of each edge of the
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hole
block
can be found. Each edge is
  
enter your response here centimeters long.

Answer 1

a. Since 343 is a perfect cube, the length of each edge of the block can be found. Each edge is 7 centimeters long.

b. No. The square hole has side length sqrt(14) ≈ 3.74 cm, which is less than 7 cm, so the cube will not fit.