The surface area of the cube-shaped wooden chest which has the side edges of 4 feet shown is 96 square inches.
Surface area of cube is the sum of the area of each face by which it is enclosed. The surface area of cube can be calculated with the following formula;
[tex]A=6a^2[/tex]
Here, (a) is the length of side of the cube.
You want to stain the lateral faces of the wooden chest shown. Find the area that you want to stain in square inches.
A cube-shaped wooden chest with side edges of 4 feet. Thus the surface area of it is,
[tex]A=6a^2\\A=6(4)^2\\A=96\rm\; ft^2[/tex]
Thus, the surface area of the cube-shaped wooden chest which has the side edges of 4 feet shown is 96 square inches.
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