Question

One face of a cube-shaped package has an area of 5 square inches. What is the lateral

surface area of the package?

Answer 1

LSA of a cube = 100 in²

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the area of the cube be a.

Given the following data;

a = 5 in²

To find the lateral surface area;

We know that a cube has four faces and as such the lateral surface area would be the area of the four faces.

Lateral surface area (LSA) of a cube = 4a²

Substituting into the equation, we have;

LSA of a cube = 4*5²

LSA of a cube = 4*25

LSA of a cube = 100 in²

Therefore, the lateral surface area of the package is 100 square inches.