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A rectangular piece of sheet metal has a length that is
10 in. less than twice the width. A square piece 5 in. on a side is cut from each corner. The sides ar
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A rectangular piece of sheet metal has a length that is
10 in. less than twice the width. A square piece 5 in. on a side is cut from each corner. The sides are then turned up to form an uncovered box of volume
2560 in. cubed
Find the length and width of the original piece of metal.
The length of the original rectangle is ? its width is?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w for width
2w-10 for length
Initial description put into the form of an equation:
Simplify and solve for w.
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