SOLUTION: a rectangular open-topped box is to be constructed out of 20-inch-square sheets of thin cardboard by cutting x inch squares out of each corner and banding the side up. Express each

Question 1041508: a rectangular open-topped box is to be constructed out of 20-inch-square sheets of thin cardboard by cutting x inch squares out of each corner and banding the side up. Express each of the following quantities as a polynomial in both factored and expanded form.
1. the area of cardboard after the corners have been removed.
2. the volume of the box.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
AREA

VOLUME

Do the necessary multiplications if you want polynomials.
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