What is the effect that doubling the side length on a cube has on its surface area?

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Mathematics

Cristal Davidson

3 February, 12:31

What is the effect that doubling the side length on a cube has on its surface area?

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Lukas Guzman · Answer 1

Ok so the surface area of a cube

it has 6 square sides

so

SA=6side^2

if each side was doubled

SA=6 (2side) ^2

SA=6*4 (side) ^2

SA=24side^2

compared to original

SA=6side^2

and

SA=24side^2

it increases by 4 times

Marc Summers · Answer 2

If the side length of a cube will makes its surface area four times