SOLUTION: An open box is to be constructed from a a square piece of metal by removing a square of side 1 foot from each corner and turning up the edges. if the box is to hold 4 cubic feet wh
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Question 1014426: An open box is to be constructed from a a square piece of metal by removing a square of side 1 foot from each corner and turning up the edges. if the box is to hold 4 cubic feet what should be the dimensions for the sheet metal?
I know that the dimensions for that would be 4x4. What if the metal is a rectangle whose length is twice its width?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Height will be 1 foot.
L for length, w for width, .
Volume equation is .
Simplify and make the substitution,
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