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Volume, SM-Bank 043

A cooking vat in the shape of a cube has a volume of 1.331 cubic metres.

Calculate the side length of the vat.  (2 marks)

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\(1.1\ \text{m}\)

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\(\text{Let }s \ \text{be the side length of the cube}\)

\(\text{Volume}\) \(=Ah\)
\(1.331\) \(=s\times s\times s\)
\(s^3\) \(=1.331\)
\(s\) \(=\sqrt[3]{1.331}\)
  \(=1.1\)

 
\(\therefore\ \text{Side length of the vat is 1.1 metres.}\)

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