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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The lateral area of a cube is square kilometers. What is its side length?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does dimensions mean

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Area is measured in square units because you are working with two dimensions, length and width. The side length is to the power of one because you are only working with one dimension. In the same way, volume is cubed because you are working with three dimensions, length, width, and depth.

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