Parikshit makes a cuboid of plasticine of sides 5 cm, 2 cm, 5 cm. How many such cuboids will he need to form a cube?
As per the question,
There are ome cuboids of size 5 x 2 x 5
Now,
When these cuboids are arranged to form a cube, the side of this cube so formed is going to be a common multiple of the sides (i.e., 5, 2, and 5) of the cuboid.
So,
LCM of 5, 2, and 5 = 10
Let us try to make a cube of 10 cm side
For this arrangement, we have to put:
2 cuboids along with its length,
5 along with its width
And,
2 along with its height
Total cuboids required according to this arrangement = 2 x 5 x 2
= 20
With the help of 20 cuboids of such measures, a cube is formed as follows: