Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Volume of a Cube

Introduction to Volume of a Cube

DEFINITION OF A CUBE

A solid bounded by six square faces is called a cube.

PROPERTIES OF A CUBE

A cube is a 3 dimensional figure as it has three parameters namely length, width and height which are equal.

Edge: The intersection of two faces is a line known as edge. A cube has eight equal edges.

Vertex: The common point of two or more line segment is known as vertex. A cube has eight vertices of equal measure.

Volume: Volume is the measure of the space occupied by a 3 dimensional figure.

Unit of volume: Along with the magnitude of volume of a substance, we also require a unit to represent the volume. This could also help us on what is independent variable
The volume of the space region formed by a cube of edges 1 cm long is called a cubic centimeter and is written as 1 cu. cm or 1 cm. Similarly other units of volume can be metre or m, decametre etc.This also helps us on difference of cubes

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