SOLUTION: Each of the 3 dimensions of a cube with a volume of y^3 cubic centemeters is decreased by a whole number of centimeters. If the new volume is y^3 - 13y^2 + 54y

SOLUTION: Each of the 3 dimensions of a cube with a volume of y^3 cubic centemeters is decreased by a whole number of centimeters. If the new volume is y^3 - 13y^2 + 54y - 72 cubic centimet

Question 120391: Each of the 3 dimensions of a cube with a volume of y^3 cubic centemeters is decreased by a whole number of centimeters. If the new volume is y^3 - 13y^2 + 54y - 72 cubic centimeters and the new width is y - 6 centimeters, then what are the new length and height?
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Each of the 3 dimensions of a cube with a volume of y^3 cubic centemeters is decreased by a whole number of centimeters. If the new volume is y^3 - 13y^2 + 54y - 72 cubic centimeters and the new width is y - 6 centimeters, then what are the new length and height?
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We know that (y-6) is a factor of x^3 - 13x^2 + 54x - 72
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Use synthetic division:
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6 | 1 - 13 + 54 - 72
..............6 - 42 + 72
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.......1 - 7 + 12
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So we have:
y^2 - 7y + 12 = 0
Factors to
(y-4)(y-3) = 0
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The new length = 4
The new height = 3
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