SOLUTION: a rectangular box has a surface area of 960 squared centimetres. it has a square end. each side length is a whole number of centimetres. find two different sets of dimensions that

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Question 980168: a rectangular box has a surface area of 960 squared centimetres. it has a square end. each side length is a whole number of centimetres. find two different sets of dimensions that satisfy these conditions
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, the length of the square side for the cross section;
y, the length of the box at right angle to the square cross section;

The six sides form area terms to be summed:





------use any whole number even factors of 240 and find corresponding values for y.

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