document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=328687>Question 328687</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My son needs to build a 3D shape ie a cuboid with a surface area of 180cm2. How does he work out what the lenght,height and width should be.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #235452 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=235452\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the total surface area is 180 cm^2, then divide by 6 because there are a total of 6 faces on a cube.  This gives you 30 cm^2  per face.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = length of each side of each face.  Then x^2 = 30, so x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2830%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2830%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  This is approximately 5.48 cm for each edge of the cube.\r<BR>\n" );
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