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The surface area of a cube is 294 square inches. What is the length of a lateral edge?

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Answer:

7 inches

Explanation:

The surface area of a cube is denoted by: A = 6s², where s is the side length.

Here, we know that A = 294, so plug this into the formula to solve for s:

A = 6s²

294 = 6s²

s² = 49

s = √49 = 7

Thus, the answer is 7 inches.

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