SOLUTION: Can you please explain the process in finding the total surface area of a cube with an edge of 11ft? (in laymans terms) Richard

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Question 366410: Can you please explain the process in finding the total surface area of a cube with an edge of 11ft? (in laymans terms)
Richard
Found 2 solutions by scott8148, mananth:
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the cube has six identical square faces

the area of each face is the square of the edge length

the total surface area is six times the area of one face

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Can you please explain the process in finding the total surface area of a cube with an edge of 11ft? (in laymans terms)
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we all know that cube has all sides/ edges equal.
Take a cube/box in your hand and number the faces of the cube.
you will have 6 faces numbered.
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each face has an area with two edges of 11 ft each.
Area of 1 face = L*L = 11*11 = 121 sq.ft.
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you have numbered 6 faces on your box/cube.
total area = 6 multiplied by area of 1 face.
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6*121= 726 sq.ft is the total area.
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To make a quick calculation you use the formula
Total surface area of cube = 6*L^2
6*11*11= 726 sq. ft
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