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The volume of the cube is $s \cdot s \cdot s .$ Why do you think the symbol $s^{3}$ is called "s cubed"?
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This term is used when we have a square with side length s, and we want to find its area. Since the area of a square is found by multiplying its side length by itself (s * s), we use the term "squared" to represent this operation. Show more…
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