A rectangular box which is open at the top can be made from a 18 by 12 inch piece of metal by cutting a square from each corner and bending up the sides. Find the dimensions of the
box with greatest volume?? (this is optimization)

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anonymous · Answer

your volume is 
$$x(18-2x)(12-2x)$$ multiply out, take the derivative, set it equal zero and solve

anonymous · Answer

the volume will be in this equation:
x(18-2x)(12-2x)

anonymous · Answer

how does this help me find dimensions?

anonymous · Answer

i only found one dimension with what satellite said