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The surface area of a cube is 1176 cm2. Find its volume.

Let us assume the edge of the cube be a

We know that,


Total surface area of the cube = 6a2


6a2 = 1176 cm2


a =


a =


a = 14 cm


We also know that,


Volume of the cube = a3 = (14)3


= 2744 cm3


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