SOLUTION: A square piece of cardboard has an area of 36c m square. A square of 1 cm squared is cut from each corner. The sides are folded on order to make an open box. What is the volume of
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Question 449894: A square piece of cardboard has an area of 36c m square. A square of 1 cm squared is cut from each corner. The sides are folded on order to make an open box. What is the volume of this box?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
After folding the flaps, the base formed will be a square with edge 4 cm. the height of the box will be 1 cm. The volume is then V = 4 cm * 4cm* 1cm = 16 cubic cm.
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