SOLUTION: URGENT QUESTION. help needed. THanks the question is- a box in the shape of a cuboid with a square base and the sum of all its dimensions is 20cm . Find the dimensions fos maximum

Question 209222: URGENT QUESTION. help needed. THanks the question is-
a box in the shape of a cuboid with a square base and the sum of all its dimensions is 20cm . Find the dimensions fos maximum volume and find the maximum volume.

Thanks. Heaps
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a box in the shape of a cuboid with a square base and the sum of all its dimensions is 20cm . Find the dimensions for maximum volume and find the maximum volume.
:
max volume is a perfect cube, therefore: 20/3 = 6cm on each side
:
max vol = 296.296 cu/cm

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