SOLUTION: A square sheet of pure bronze pad 100cm by 100cm will be materialized in creation of an open top cargo by cutting off a small square from each corners and bending up the sides. Det

Question 1082925: A square sheet of pure bronze pad 100cm by 100cm will be materialized in creation of an open top cargo by cutting off a small square from each corners and bending up the sides. Determine how large the square should be cut from each corner in order to obtain the largest possible volume.

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A square sheet of pure bronze pad 100cm by 100cm will be materialized in creation of an open top cargo by cutting off a small square from each corners and bending up the sides.
Determine how large the square should be cut from each corner in order to obtain the largest possible volume.
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let x = side of the side of the square to be removed, also the height of the container
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Therefore the container dimensions:
(100-2x) by (100-2x) by x
V = x(10000 - 400x + 4x^2)
V = 4x^3 - 400x^2 + 10000x
Graph this equation, y = volume

Max volume occurs when x=17 cm is the side of the square to be removed

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