A box is to be formed by cutting square pieces out of the corner of a rectangular piece of a 3"x5" notecard. The sides are then folded up to form a box.
A. Write the function that expresses the area of the bottom of the box as a function of the length of the side of one of the square pieces.
B. How large should x be in order for the area of the bottom of the box to equal 10in^2? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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A box is to be formed by cutting square pieces out of the corner of a rectangular piece of a 3"x5" notecard. The sides are then folded up to form a box.
A. Write the function that expresses the area of the bottom of the box as a function of the length of the side of one of the square pieces.
B. How large should x be in order for the area of the bottom of the box to equal 10in^2? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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