
    Calculate the lateral surface area (excluding top and bottom faces) of a virtual 3D cube in the interactive geometry module, given the cube's edge length, to help students visualize and understand surface area calculations. The lateral surface area should represent only the four vertical faces of the cube that would be visible when viewing it from the side.
    

    
def lateralsurface_cube(l):
    """
    Calculate the lateral surface area (excluding top and bottom faces) of a virtual 3D cube in the interactive geometry module, given the cube's edge length, to help students visualize and understand surface area calculations. The lateral surface area should represent only the four vertical faces of the cube that would be visible when viewing it from the side.
    

    """
def lateralsurface_cube(l):
    """
    Calculate the lateral surface area (excluding top and bottom faces) of a virtual 3D cube in the interactive geometry module, given the cube's edge length, to help students visualize and understand surface area calculations. The lateral surface area should represent only the four vertical faces of the cube that would be visible when viewing it from the side.
    

    """
    LSA = 4 * (l * l)
    return LSA