{"id":255200,"date":"2025-07-12T20:42:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=255200"},"modified":"2025-07-12T20:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:42:38","slug":"which-cube-is-a-unit-cube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/12\/which-cube-is-a-unit-cube\/","title":{"rendered":"Which cube is a unit cube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which cube is a unit cube? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A. a cube that is 3 meters long, 3 meters wide, and 3 meters high <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. a cube that is 9 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 9 inches high <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. a cube that is 1 yard long, 1 yard wide, and 1 yard high <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. a cube that is 11 centimeters long, 11 centimeters tall, and 11 centimeters high<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>C. a cube that is 1 yard long, 1 yard wide, and 1 yard high<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>unit cube<\/strong> is defined as a cube whose sides are each of unit length. The unit length typically used is 1, but the unit can be any consistent measure of length, such as 1 inch, 1 meter, or 1 yard. In this case, the cube with each side measuring 1 yard is a <strong>unit cube<\/strong>, as it has equal sides of 1 unit of length (1 yard).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s break down why the other options don&#8217;t fit the definition of a unit cube:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Option A (3 meters long, 3 meters wide, and 3 meters high)<\/strong>: While this is a cube, its side length is much larger than 1 unit, making it <strong>not<\/strong> a unit cube. In fact, it is a cube with side lengths of 3 meters, which are significantly larger than a unit length.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option B (9 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 9 inches high)<\/strong>: Again, this is a cube, but its side length of 9 inches is much larger than 1 inch, so it is also <strong>not<\/strong> a unit cube. A unit cube would need sides of exactly 1 inch (or any other standard unit of measurement).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option D (11 centimeters long, 11 centimeters tall, and 11 centimeters high)<\/strong>: While this is another cube, its side length of 11 centimeters is <strong>not<\/strong> 1 unit, and therefore it is not a unit cube either.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, a <strong>unit cube<\/strong> is a cube with each side measuring exactly one unit of length, which is precisely what option C describes with its side lengths of 1 yard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which cube is a unit cube? 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