A box with an open top is to be constructed from a square piece of cardboard, 3 ft wide, by cutting out a square from each of the four corners and bending up the sides. Find the largest volume that such a box can have.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
So this is a figure of what your box is going to look like.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Volume = (3-x)(3-x)(x)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Domain (0,3)
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
My bad volume = (3-2x)(3-2x)(x)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
MAximum volume is 27
OpenStudy (mony01):
What would be the expression for the volume V in terms of x and y.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
y = (3-2x)(3-2x)(x)
OpenStudy (mony01):
it says its wrong
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
What does it give you
OpenStudy (mony01):
Write an expression for the volume V in terms of x and y.
Use the given information to write an equation that relates the variables x and y.
Use it to write the volume as a function of x.
Finish solving the problem by finding the largest volume that such a box can have.