A vegetable bin built in the form of a cube with an edge of 6ft. Is divided by a vertical partition which passes through two diagonally opposite edges. Find the lateral surface of either compartment?

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The perimeter of either compartment is
  (6 ft) + (6 ft) + (6 ft)√2 = 6(2+√2) ft
The height is 6 ft, so the area is
  (6 ft)(6(2+√2) ft)
  = (72 + 36√2) ft^2
  ≈ 122.9 ft^2

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