The volume (in m3) of a cube, each of whose edges is 36 m, is:

The volume of a cube with edge length a is given by V = a3, obtained by cubing the edge, because a cube's length, breadth, and height are all equal to a.

1. Edge length, a = 36 m.

2. Square the edge: a2 = 36 × 36 = 1,296.

3. Multiply by the edge once more: a3 = 1,296 × 36 = 46,656.

4. So the volume V = 46,656 m3.

Independent check: since 36 = 62, the cube can also be found as 363 = 66 = (63)2 = 2162 = 46,656 — the same volume by a different route.