SOLUTION: A box with a square base is to have a volume of 8 cubic meters. Let x be the length of
the side of the square base and h be the height of the box. What are the possible
measureme
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Question 1168727: A box with a square base is to have a volume of 8 cubic meters. Let x be the length of
the side of the square base and h be the height of the box. What are the possible
measurements of a side of the square base if the height is shorter than a side of the
square base?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
length of edge of base, x
Given the volume, h for height, .
Also given, .
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Using the given h and x relationship,
and substituting for from the volume equation,
-----and now solve for x.
----this must mean ;
need to have
x must be greater than 2.
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