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When is a number cubed?
To cube a number is to multiply 3 of that number together, for example, 2 cubed is 2 x 2 x 2 (which equals 8). This metaphor results from the way in which the volume of a cube is calculated. If you take the length of an edge of a cube, and multiply 3 of that number together (as described above) you get the volume of the cube.
Is the number 28 a cube number?
No 3 cubed is 27 4 cubed is 64 Strictly it is the cube of the cube root of 28. The common description is that it is not a perfect cube.
Is the number 2 a cubed number?
No.I think you mean "Is the number 2 a cubic number?" meaning, "Is there any number cubed that will equal 2?".The first cubic number is 1 (13), then 8 (23). So the cubic numbers skip straight past 2.But really if you're asking "Is 2 a cubed number?", then yes it can be. A cubed number would just suggest, "can you cube the number 2"? And yes, 2 cubed = 8.
How do you cube the number 5?
To cube something, it's like squaring it. To square something, you times it by itself. To cube something, you times it by itself, and then times that number again e.g. 2 squared= 2*2=4 2 cubed= 2*2*2=8 so 5 cubed= 5*5*5=125
Why can a cube root be any number?
A cube root can be any number because any number can be cubed.
