Three cubes each side 5 cm are joined end to end.Find the surface area of resulting cuboid.
Length of each side of the cube = 5 cm
Now, 3 cubes are joined end-to-end.
∴length of cuboid, l = (5 + 5 + 5) cm = 15 cm
breadth of cuboid, b = 5 cm
height of cuboid, h = 5 cm
∴Surface area of the cuboid = 2(lb + bh + hl)
= 2( 15 × 5 + 5 × 5 + 5 × 15 ) cm2
= 350 cm2