SOLUTION: A box is to be formed from a rectangular piece of sheet metal by cutting squares measuring 5 inches on a side and then folding the sides. The piece of sheet metal is twice as long
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Question 2012: A box is to be formed from a rectangular piece of sheet metal by cutting squares measuring 5 inches on a side and then folding the sides. The piece of sheet metal is twice as long as it is wide. If the volume of the box is to be 1760 inches cubed, what are the dimensions of the original piece of sheet metal?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
i did a very similar one earlier today..look at that for the method of approach
Jon
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