Marcus is making a spherical soaps to sell in his online store. The surface area of a soap is 63.585 in.^2 and he wants to package them into a fuse box so that it fits snuggled using 3. 14 as the value of pi what should be the dimensions of the cube box

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To determine the dimensions of the cube box, we need to find the side length of the cube.

The surface area of a cube is given by the formula:

Surface area = 6 * (side length)^2

Since we want the soap to fit snugly inside the cube box, the surface area of the cube should be equal to the surface area of the soap.

63.585 in.^2 = 6 * (side length)^2

Dividing both sides by 6:

63.585 in.^2 / 6 = (side length)^2
10.5975 in.^2 = (side length)^2

Taking the square root of both sides:

√(10.5975 in.^2) = side length
3.25 in. (approx.) = side length

Therefore, the dimensions of the cube box should be approximately 3.25 inches on each side.