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A '''cube''', or regular '''hexahedron''', is a solid composed of six [[Square (geometry) | square]] faces. A cube is dual to the '''octahedron''', and has octahedral symmetry.
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A '''cube''', or regular '''hexahedron''', is a solid composed of six [[Square (geometry) | square]] [[face]]s. A cube is dual to the regular [[octahedron]] and has [[octahedral symmetry]].
  
 
==Formulas==
 
==Formulas==
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For a cube with [[edge]]-[[length]] <math>s</math>, we have:
 
* Space diagonal: <math>s\sqrt{3}</math>
 
* Space diagonal: <math>s\sqrt{3}</math>
 
* Surface [[area]]: <math>6s^2</math>
 
* Surface [[area]]: <math>6s^2</math>
 
* [[Volume]]: <math>s^3</math>
 
* [[Volume]]: <math>s^3</math>
* [[Radius]] of circumscribed sphere: <math>\frac{s\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>
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* [[Radius]] of [[circumscribe]]d [[sphere]]: <math>\frac{s\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>
 
* [[Radius]] of sphere tangent to edges: <math>\frac{s\sqrt{2}}{2}</math>
 
* [[Radius]] of sphere tangent to edges: <math>\frac{s\sqrt{2}}{2}</math>
* [[Radius]] of inscribed sphere: <math>\frac{s}{2}</math>
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* [[Radius]] of [[inscribe]]d sphere: <math>\frac{s}{2}</math>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Hexahedron]]
 
* [[Hexahedron]]
 
* [[Prism]]
 
* [[Prism]]
* [[Sphere]]
 

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A cube, or regular hexahedron, is a solid composed of six square faces. A cube is dual to the regular octahedron and has octahedral symmetry.

Formulas

For a cube with edge-length $s$, we have:

See also