SOLUTION: A box without a top is constructed from a 4 meter by 8 meter piece of cardboard by cutting square of side length x from each corner. Find the Volume V of this box as a function of

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Question 983645: A box without a top is constructed from a 4 meter by 8 meter piece of cardboard by cutting square of side length x from each corner. Find the Volume V of this box as a function of x.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A box without a top is constructed from a 4 meter by 8 meter piece of cardboard by cutting square of side length x from each corner. Find the Volume V of this box as a function of x.
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New base dimensions:: 4-2x ; 8-2x
New height:: x
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Volume:: V = x(4-2x)(8-2x)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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