Question
What is the total surface area of a cube with a side length of 2 cm?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The total surface area \( A \) of a cube can be calculated using the formula:
\[
A = 6s^2
\]
where \( s \) is the length of one side of the cube.
Given that the side length \( s = 2 \) cm, we can substitute this value into the formula:
\[
A = 6(2 \, \text{cm})^2
\]
Calculating \( (2 \, \text{cm})^2 \):
\[
(2 \, \text{cm})^2 = 4 \, \text{cm}^2
\]
Now substituting back into the area formula:
\[
A = 6 \times 4 \, \text{cm}^2 = 24 \, \text{cm}^2
\]
Thus, the total surface area of the cube is:
\[
\boxed{24 \, \text{cm}^2}
\]
\[
A = 6s^2
\]
where \( s \) is the length of one side of the cube.
Given that the side length \( s = 2 \) cm, we can substitute this value into the formula:
\[
A = 6(2 \, \text{cm})^2
\]
Calculating \( (2 \, \text{cm})^2 \):
\[
(2 \, \text{cm})^2 = 4 \, \text{cm}^2
\]
Now substituting back into the area formula:
\[
A = 6 \times 4 \, \text{cm}^2 = 24 \, \text{cm}^2
\]
Thus, the total surface area of the cube is:
\[
\boxed{24 \, \text{cm}^2}
\]