A box is to be formed by cutting square pieces out of the corner of a rectangular piece of a notecard as shown below. 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 ? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Question

A box is to be formed by cutting square pieces out of the corner of a rectangular piece of a  notecard as shown below. 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 ? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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