A cube and cuboid have the same base area. The volume of the cube is 64cm\(^3\) while that of the cuboid is 80cm\(^3\). Find the height of the cuboid

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Let the base area of the cube be x, then the length of one side of the cube is \(\sqrt[3]{64}\) = 4 cm. Since the base area of the cube and cuboid are equal, the base of the cuboid must also have an area of x. The volume of the cuboid is given as 80cm\(^3\) which can be expressed as: 80 = x × h, where h is the height of the cuboid We know that the length of the base of the cuboid is equal to the length of the side of the cube. Therefore, the dimensions of the cuboid are 4 cm by 4 cm by h cm. Using the formula for the volume of a cuboid, we get: Volume of cuboid = length × width × height = 4 × 4 × h = 16h Substituting 80 for the volume of the cuboid, we get: 16h = 80 Solving for h, we get: h = 5cm Therefore, the height of the cuboid is 5cm. Hence, the correct answer is 5cm.