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Question 466166: hi, please help me with this word problem. The surface area of a cube is 864 square inches. Find the length of the lateral edge of the cube. thank youu Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The surface area of a cube is 864 square inches.
Find the length of the lateral edge of the cube
:
The surface area of a cube = 6x^2
:
6x^2 = 864
x^2 =
x^2 = 144
x =
x = 12 inches
