Question

A box is to be constructed from a sheet of cardboard that is 10 cm by 50 cm by cutting out squares of length x by x from each corner and bending up the sides.
What is the maximum volume this box could have? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

Answer 1

@iambatman

Answer 2

@kropot72

Answer 3

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 4

do you have a drawing set up?

Answer 5

no @jim_thompson5910

Answer 6

have a look at this page to get an idea of what the drawing will look like

http://www.math.washington.edu/~conroy/general/boxanim/boxAnimation.htm