SOLUTION: Tracy is trying to find the perfect shoe box for her brand new pair of high heeled shoes. She found a square-based shoe box whose height is 4 cm more than the side length of its s

Question 1005809: Tracy is trying to find the perfect shoe box for her brand new pair of high heeled shoes. She found a square-based shoe box whose height is 4 cm more than the side length of its square base. If the volume of the box is 225 cm3, what are its dimensions?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
h height
x each base dimension
volume is .
Given:
volume is 225.

Several rational roots to try, such as plus&minus of 1,3,5,15,25,9. Be sure your first dividend for your synthetic divisions are . The rest of doing this process is now back to you to continue.

You will find a root of 5 corresponding to (x-5) factor, and the resulting as quadratic factor. The quadratic factor here has only complex roots with imaginary component.

for a side of the square base.
------------and .
RELATED QUESTIONS
cedric wants to buy one of four diffrent kinds of new shoes. each brand of shoe is... (answered by stanbon)

A shoe company will make a new type of shoe. The fixed cost for the production will be... (answered by SadieKhan)

A shoe company will make a new type of shoe. The fixed cost for the production will be... (answered by math_tutor2020)

the price of one brand of shoe is $5 more than another brand. if the prices of two pairs... (answered by Fombitz)

) A shoe store carries one brand of shoe in 3 styles, 5 sizes, and 4 colors. How... (answered by richwmiller,College Student)

Please help me solve this question; At a shoe store, a salesperson earns a weekly salary... (answered by richard1234)

Please help me solve this Shelia has to make a profit selling her shoes. She must... (answered by MathTherapy)

A size 36 shoe in France is size 3.5 in England. A function that converts shoe sizes in... (answered by stanbon)

Ploy is trying to figure out how to arrange her shoe collection. She has 8 pairs of black (answered by jim_thompson5910)