Question

What is the volume of the cube with side length17inches ?

Answer 1

17 cubed.
that is why it is called cubed, rather than "to the third power"

Answer 2

a=17
\[volumeofacube=a^3\]
just plug in 17 in place of 'a'

Answer 3

17^3

Answer 4

lxwxh=17x17x17 or 17^3
=4913