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Assertion (A) : Three solid silver cubes of side 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm are melted and recasted into a single solid cube. The side of the new cube = 2 times the side of the smallest cube.

Reason (R) : Volume of cuboid = (l x b x h) cubic units.

  1. Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation for A.

  2. Both A and R are correct, and R is not the correct explanation for A.

  3. A is true, but R is false.

  4. A is false, but R is true.

Surface Area, Volume, Capacity

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Answer

When three solid cubes with edges 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm are melted and recast into a single cube, the total volume is the sum of the individual volumes:

Volume of the 6 cm cube : 63 = 216 cm3

Volume of the 8 cm cube : 83 = 512 cm3

Volume of the 10 cm cube : 103 = 1000 cm3

Total volume = 216 + 512 + 1000 = 1728 cm3

Let x cm be the side of new cube formed.

⇒ x3 = 1728 cm3

⇒ x = 17283\sqrt[3]{1728} cm

⇒ x = 12 cm

⇒ x = 2 x 6 cm

⇒ x = 2 x side of the smallest cube melted

So, assertion (A) is true.

When l, b and h represent the length, breadth, and height, respectively of the cuboid.

Volume of cuboid = (l x b x h) cubic units.

So, reason (R) is true.

∴ Both A and R are correct, and R is not the correct explanation for A.

Hence, option 2 is the correct option.

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