A manufacturer of shipping boxes has a box shaped like a cube. The side length is
(5a + 4b). What is the volume of the box in terms of a and b? Show your work.

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A manufacturer of shipping boxes has a box shaped like a cube. The side length is
(5a + 4b). What is the volume of the box in terms of a and b? Show your work.

anonymous · Answer

Volume is found by multiplying l*w*h. The lengths of a cube are all the same. So to V = (5a+4b)^3 or V = (5a+4b)(5a+4b)(5a+4b) was my answer is it correct @MrNood @Directrix

anonymous · Answer

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mrnood · Answer

the answer to your previous post is NOT 4 sqrt 80

mrnood · Answer

your answer to THIS question is OK so far - but it is not what the question requires

You need to multiply out those 3 brackets...

anonymous · Answer

ok so explain to me the steps i need to do this in

mrnood · Answer

I will explain - but I expect YOU to do the work
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you need to multiply each term in each bracket by the others

start by doing 2 brackets:

(5a+4b)(5a+4b)

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