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An illustration shows a cube with side 1.5 meters. The top, front, and right faces are visible. The edges that are not visible are represented by dashed lines.

What is the surface area of the cube?

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Responses

13.5 square meters
13.5 square meters

4.5 square meters
4.5 square meters

18 square meters
18 square meters

27 square meters
27 square meters
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To find the surface area of a cube, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Surface Area} = 6s^2 \]

where \( s \) is the length of a side of the cube.

Given that the side length of the cube is \( 1.5 \) meters:

  1. First, calculate \( s^2 \): \[ s^2 = (1.5)^2 = 2.25 \text{ square meters} \]

  2. Now calculate the surface area: \[ \text{Surface Area} = 6 \times 2.25 = 13.5 \text{ square meters} \]

Thus, the surface area of the cube is 13.5 square meters.