SOLUTION: Grace constructed an open box with a square base out of 192 square centimeters material. The height of the box is 4 centimeter. What is the length of the side of the base of the bo

Question 885188: Grace constructed an open box with a square base out of 192 square centimeters material. The height of the box is 4 centimeter. What is the length of the side of the base of the box?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= length of each side of the square base of the box, in centimeters.
= surface area of the base of the box, in square centimeters.
= length of the perimeter of the square base of the box, in centimeters.
= lateral surface area of the box (all four sides), in square centimeters.
= total surface area of the box (base plus all four sides), in square centimeters.

The solutions to that equation come from
--->--->
and from --->---> .
Since is the length of a side of the base (in centimeters),
and is expected to be a positive number,
the length of each side of the square base of that box is
centimeters.
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