SOLUTION: what is the surface area of a cube with 12in as the length, 12in as the width, and 12in as the base?

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Question 435972: what is the surface area of a cube with 12in as the length, 12in as the width, and 12in as the base?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Gogonati:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the surface area of a cube with 12in as the length, 12in as the width, and 12in as the base?
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Each face has an area of 12*12 = 144 in^2
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There are 6 faces on a cube.
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Sarface area = 6*144 = 864 in^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let a=12 inches the measure of cube. As you know the cube has 6 equal square sides
The area of one side is a%5E2=12%5E2=144square inches, and the total area is:
A=6%2Aa%5E2=6%2A144=864square inches.