An open box is made by cutting squares out from the corners of a 10 inch by 15 inch piece of cardboard. Find the width of the square being cut out if you need the volume of the box to be 100 cubic inches and minimizes the amount of waste.
Answer
a. 0.58 inches
b. 3.18 inches
c. 0.93 inches
d. 1.96 inches

Question

An open box is made by cutting squares out from the corners of a 10 inch by 15 inch piece of cardboard.  Find the width of the square being cut out if you need the volume of the box to be 100 cubic inches and minimizes the amount of waste.
Answer
	 a.	0.58 inches
	 b.	3.18 inches
	 c.	0.93 inches
	 d.	1.96 inches

anonymous · Answer

c.

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