Question

follow the steps to find the surface area of the cube. what is the area of one side? one side:? total sa:

Explanation:

Step1: Recall area - formula for a square

The area of a square (one - side of a cube) is given by $A = s^2$, where $s$ is the side - length of the square. Here, $s = 4$ cm.
$A_1=s^2=4^2$

Step2: Calculate the area of one side

$A_1 = 4\times4=16$ cm²

Step3: Recall the formula for the surface area of a cube

A cube has 6 equal - sized faces. The surface area $SA$ of a cube is $SA = 6A_1$, where $A_1$ is the area of one face.
$SA = 6\times16$

Step4: Calculate the surface area of the cube

$SA=96$ cm²

Answer:

The area of one side is 16 cm². The total surface area (Total SA) is 96 cm².