We want to make a box using a piece of cardboard that is 12 inches along each side. To form the box, we cut squares at each corner and then fold up the sides. What will be the dimensions (l *w* h) of the box with the maximum volume?

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We want to make a box using a piece of cardboard that is 12 inches along each side.  To form the box, we cut squares at each corner and then fold up the sides. What will be the dimensions (l *w* h) of the box with the maximum volume?

anonymous · Answer

is this exactly how the problem is worded?

anonymous · Answer

yeah

anonymous · Answer

It just seems like something is missing out of this equation.

anonymous · Answer

yeah that's all it has to it

anonymous · Answer

Does it tell you how long the cut squares are?

anonymous · Answer

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