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Derivation of formula of total surface area of cube

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order to make a cube like the one shown above, you basically use the following cube template:





Looking at the cube template, it is easy to see that the cube has six sides and each side is a square

The area of one square is a × a = a2

Since there are six sides, the total surface area, call it SA is:

SA = a2 + a2 + a2 + a2 + a2 + a2

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