Diameter = 2r
6 = 2r r = 3 for the radius of the flowerbed
If we were to include the sidewalk around the bed, the diameter would stretch out another meter in both directions, meaning adding 2 meters to the diameter making the new diameter 6 + 2 = 8 and 8/2 = 4 so 4 = radius of the circle including the sidewalk. Find the area of the big circle and subtract the area of the smaller circle to find the area of the sidewalk.
Small circle = pi*3 squared.
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S = edge length
Vol = s^3 = 216
There are 6 faces, each has an area of s^2