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A cube has a surface area of 216 square centimeters. What is the length of each side of the cube?

A cube has a surface area of 216 square centimeters. What is the length of each side-example-1
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Answer:

6 centimeters

Explanation:

There are 6 sides, so each side would have an area of 216/6 = 36.

Then, since each side is a square you know that the length of one side would be
√(36) = 6

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