SOLUTION: A square is cut out of each corner of a rectangle sheet of aluminum that is 30 cm by 90 cm. The sides are folded up to form a rectangular container with no top. The area of the bot
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Question 857955: A square is cut out of each corner of a rectangle sheet of aluminum that is 30 cm by 90 cm. The sides are folded up to form a rectangular container with no top. The area of the bottom of the container is 1600cm^2. What are the dimensions of each cut out square? Find the volume of the container? (V= lwh)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = side length of the square corner piece cut at each of the original rectangle sheet.
Area of the bottom piece becomes
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discriminant, 3600-4*575=572=2*2*143
Volume: expect this to be .
That is, the known base area multiplied by the height of x, which we just solved for.
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