Question

A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of cardboard by cutting 36 in^2 out of each corner and folding up the side. The box needs to hold 1000 in^3. How big of a piece of cardboard is needed?

Answer 1

drawing a diagram might be helpful

Answer 2

when we cut 36 inch^2 from each corner, we are really cutting a 6 by 6 square from each corner