SOLUTION: A box with an open top and a square bottom has a volume of 60 cubic centimeters. Express the surface area of the box in terms of x, where x represents one of the lengths of the bot
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Question 946353: A box with an open top and a square bottom has a volume of 60 cubic centimeters. Express the surface area of the box in terms of x, where x represents one of the lengths of the bottom side.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, side length of square bottom,
h, how tall the box.
Total area for the FIVE surfaces: .
Volume:
.
, substitute into the total area expression:
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