SOLUTION: The length of a cube is 8 cm. Calculate the surface area

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Question 981585: The length of a cube is 8 cm. Calculate the surface area
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, MathLover1:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Cubes are made up of 6 squares, each with the same length and width.
Each square has a surface area of 8^2 cm^2=64 cm^2
The total surface area is 6*64cm^2=384 cm^2.

Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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Surface area of a cube is SA+=+6a%5E2 where a is the length of the side of each edge of the cube
if the length of a cube is a=8cm, then
SA+=+6%2A%288cm%29%5E2
SA+=+6%2A64cm%5E2
SA+=+384cm%5E2