SOLUTION: A rectangular piece of metal is 5 in longer than it is wide. Squares with sides 1 in long are cut from the four corners and the flaps are folded upward to form an open box. If the
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Question 925947: A rectangular piece of metal is 5 in longer than it is wide. Squares with sides 1 in long are cut from the four corners and the flaps are folded upward to form an open box. If the volume of the box is 500 in^3, what were the original dimensions of the piece of metal
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w for width, L for length.
L=w+5, call the dimensions as w and w+5.
Height of the box is 1 inch for the size of square piece removed from corners to make the flaps.
accounts for volume.
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