Cube

A cube has 6 sides of equal length and width

A cube is the block with all right angles that is the same size in height, width and depth.

The sides of the cube are squares. The edges are straight lines. The corners are at right angles.

There are 8 corners, 12 edges and 6 sides.

The volume of the cube is the length of the edge(E) multiplied by itself three times: E x E x E.

A cube is one of the simplest mathematical shapes in space, and something that is shaped like the cube is sometimes referred to as cubic.

A magnified crystal of salt

Things that can be cubic

• Dice
• Boxes
• Building blocks