The solid figure is made up of 4 identical cubes of edge 16 cm.
- Find the volume of the solid figure.
- Find the total surface area of the solid figure.
(a)
Volume of each cube
= 16 x 16 x 16
= 4096 cm
3 Volume of the solid figure
= 4 x 4096
= 16384 cm
3 (b)
Total surface area is the total area of the exterior surface of a solid.
Total number of faces
= 5 + 5 + 3 + 5
= 18
Area of each side of the cube
= 16 x 16
= 256 cm
3 Total surface area of the solid figure
= Area of 18 faces
= 18 x 256
= 4608 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 16384 cm
3; (b) 4608 cm
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