Marcus is making 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 cube box so that it fits snugly. Using 3.14 as the value of pi, what should be the dimensions of the cube box?(1 point)

Responses

4.5 in. × 4.5 in. × 4.5 in.
4.5 inches times 4.5 inches times 4.5 inches

4 in.× 4 in.× 4 in.
4 inches times 4 inches times 4 inches

1.2 in. × 1.2 in. × 1.2 in.
1.2 inches times 1.2 inches times 1.2 inches

2.25 in. × 2.25 in. × 2.25 in.

1 answer

To find the dimensions of the cube box, we need to calculate the side length (s) of the cube.

Given that the surface area of the soap is 63.585 in², the formula for the surface area of a sphere is 4πr², where r is the radius of the sphere.

Since a soap is spherical, the surface area is 4πr², which in this case is 63.585 in².

By rearranging the formula and substituting π with 3.14, we can find the radius (r):
4πr² = 63.585
r² = 63.585 / (4 * 3.14)
r² = 5.075
r ≈ √5.075
r ≈ 2.25

The diameter of the sphere (which is twice the radius) is 2 * 2.25 = 4.5 inches.

Since a cube has all equal sides, the dimensions of the cube box should be 4.5 in. × 4.5 in. × 4.5 in.