Cube from sphere

What largest surface area (in cm²) can have a cube that was cut out of a sphere with radius 43 cm?

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A =  14792 cm²

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Nice puzzle. It took me a moment to realise my mistake and use 3D Pythagoras so I guess a hint might be helpful to others.

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