Question
The sides of a cube are DOUBLED in length. How many times larger is the SURFACE AREA of the new cube? *
Answers
mathhelper
size of original cube ====> x by x by x
surface area = 6x^2
new cube ====> 2x by 2x by 2x
new surface area = 6(2x)^2
= 24x^2
which is 4 times the surface area of the original.
surface area = 6x^2
new cube ====> 2x by 2x by 2x
new surface area = 6(2x)^2
= 24x^2
which is 4 times the surface area of the original.