Answer:
F: 48
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the length of the side of the cube. RQ can be expressed as a triangle consisting of a diagonal of a face of the cube and the side length x. By the pythagorean theorem, we know that a^2+b^2=c^2. So, we can express the diagonal as x^2+x^2=c^2, giving us the value of c to be [tex]x\sqrt{2}[/tex]. Now, we can once again use the pythagorean theorem to find RQ^2=2x^2+x^2=3x^2, so RQ=[tex]x\sqrt{3}[/tex]=12, so x=[tex]4\sqrt{3}[/tex]. To find the area of the shaded part, we multiply the length times width which gives us [tex](4\sqrt{3})^2=48[/tex]. So, the area of the shaded face of the cube is F: 48.
