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Three cuboids of dimensions 5 cm × 6 cm × 7cm, 4cm × 7cm × 8 cm and 2 cm × 3 cm × 13 cm are melted and a cube is made. Find the side of cube.

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The dimensions of the three cuboids are 5 cm×6 cm×7 cm, 4 cm×7 cm×8 cm and 2 cm×3 cm×13 cm.Now, a new cube is formed by melting the given cuboids. Voulume of the cube=sum of the volumes of the cuboids=(5 cm×6 cm×7 cm)+(4 cm×7 cm×8 cm)+(2 cm×3 cm×13 cm)=(210 cm3)+(224 cm3)+(78 cm3)=512 cm3Since volume of a cube=(side)3, we have:512=(side)3(side)=5123=8 cm The side of the new cube is 8 cm.

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