SOLUTION: if a cube has a surface area of 24 what is the area of each face, what is the length of each edge?

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Question 606436: if a cube has a surface area of 24 what is the area of each face, what is the length of each edge?
Answer by Cintchr(481) About Me  (Show Source):
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A cube has 6 faces of equal area. so a cube with surface area of 24 has each face of area 4.
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24/6 = 4
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If a face (square) has an area of 4 then the length of each edge is 2.
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A+=+s%5E2
4+=+s%5E2
sqrt%284%29+=+sqrt%28s%5E2%29
2+=+s+