SOLUTION: An open wooden box is a cube with side x cm. The box, including its bottom, is made of wood that is 1 cm thick. Find a polynomial for the interior volume of the cube.

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: An open wooden box is a cube with side x cm. The box, including its bottom, is made of wood that is 1 cm thick. Find a polynomial for the interior volume of the cube. This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An open wooden box is a cube with side x cm. The box, including its bottom, is made of wood that is 1 cm thick. Find a polynomial for the interior volume of the cube.
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Draw the picture
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Interior dimensions:
height = x-1
width = x-2
length = x-2
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Volume = (x-1)(x-2)^2 cm^3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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