SOLUTION: An open box is formed from a rectangular piece of cardboard whose length is 8 cm more than its width by cutting squares whose sides are 2 cm in length from each corner and then fol
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Question 1127975: An open box is formed from a rectangular piece of cardboard whose length is 8 cm more than its width by cutting squares whose sides are 2 cm in length from each corner and then folding up the sides. Find the dimensions of the box if its volume is
690 cm3.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
cm3
Let cm = the width of the open box
cm = the length of the open box
cm = the height of the open box
complete the square
and
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The dimensions are 15 cm x 23 cm x 2 cm
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check:
OK
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