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This puzzle cube is made of small cubes and is seen from one corner, so three faces are visible. How many small cubes cannot be seen at all from this view?

Class 8Cubes and Cube RootsCubes and Roots
  • A8
  • B27
  • C37
  • D16

Step-by-Step Solution

Hide the three visible faces: what remains is a block, so cubes are unseen. (Visible: ; only are fully inside.)
Answer: B) 27

Key idea: Estimating cube roots

For non-perfect cubes, bracket the cube root between two consecutive integers.

Example: ∛100. We know and . So 4 < ∛100 < 5. Closer to 5 (100 is closer to 125 than 64). Refined estimate: ∛100 ≈ 4.64.

For perfect cubes, look at the last digit (last digit rule for cubes: each digit cubes to a unique last digit). 1→1, 2→8, 3→7, 4→4, 5→5, 6→6, 7→3, 8→2, 9→9, 0→0.

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