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A sheet metal fabricator makes boxes from sheets of steel. Each sheet of steel has an area of 1500 cm^2. 6 cm squares are cut from each corner and the edges are bent up to form a box with a volume of 3456 cm^2. What are the dimensions of each box?
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Scott
the area of the bottom of the box is
... 3456 / 6 = 576
(x + 12) [(576 / x) + 12] = 1500
x is one dimension, 576/x is the other
... 3456 / 6 = 576
(x + 12) [(576 / x) + 12] = 1500
x is one dimension, 576/x is the other
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