document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=212881>Question 212881</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618250182/algebrahomeworkh>algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a cubic storage box is made with 96 square feet of wood what is the length of each edge? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #160826 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=160826\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the box is of side s, then each side has surface area of s^2.  There will be 6 equal squares, so the total surface area is 6s^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6s^2=96\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^2=96/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^2=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s= 4 or s=-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reject the negative value of s, since the side of a square cannot be negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final answer is s= 4 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2<BR>\n" );
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