Question

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Answer 1

Lateral surface area is different then regular surface area. It is the area of the faces that are not the bases. In this case there is 4 square faces that are not the bases. So...

144/4=36, then take sqrt to get 6 edge length.

Answer 2

Answer:

The length of one edge of the cube is 6 centimeters.

Step-by-step explanation:

The lateral surface area of a cube is

$A=4a^2$

where a is the length of one edge of a cube.

It is given that the lateral surface area of the square is 144 square centimeters.

Substitute A=144 in the above formula.

$144=4a^2$

Divide both sides by 4.

$36=a^2$

Taking square root both the sides.

$\sqrt{36}=\sqrt{a^2}$

$6=a$

Therefore the length of one edge of the cube is 6 centimeters.