SOLUTION: How do you figure out the side lengths of a box with a volume of 168 cm? Note:the side lengths can't be larger than 10 cm

Question 884340: How do you figure out the side lengths of a box with a volume of 168 cm?
Note:the side lengths can't be larger than 10 cm
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The volume of a box is so,

but you also know that,

So you can pick any two values and calculate the third using the volume formula.
Keep in mind that choosing any two values may not yield an appropriate third value.
Example:
If I choose, and , then

However if I choose and , then
and this is not an appropriate size since

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