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OpenStudy (anonymous):

HELP PLEASE! An open box with a volume of 1500 in^3 is to be constructed by taking a piece of cardboard 20 inches by 40 inches, cutting squared of side x from each corner and folding up the sides. Find the exact dimensions of the box.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1349295462921:dw| since volume = length * width * height and given volume is 1500 then the expression to find the dimensions is: \(\large 1500=(40-2x)(20-2x)(x) \)

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