Question

Find the lateral surface area of a cube if each side is 36 inches.

Answer 1

The surface area of a cube is the surface area of each side (x^2), and there are 6 sides to a cube so
SA=6x^2

Answer 2

Lateral surface area

Answer 3

Would you just subtract two bases?

Answer 4

What is the difference? What do you mean by lateral surface area?

Answer 5

Lateral surface area does not include the base

Answer 6

Or do I just subtract one base?

Answer 7

Oh, you mean only the surface area of the 4 sides? What about the top?

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Oh. This website ( http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080126004307AALYvrO) says the lateral surface area only includes the 4 sides. So the lateral surface area = 4x^2

Answer 10

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