document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=237362>Question 237362</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An open box is to be constructed from a square piece of sheet metal by removing a square of side 3 feet from each corner and turning up the edges.  If the box is to hold 300 cubic feet, what should be the dimensions of the sheet metal? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "300=3*x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2=300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=300/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=sqrt100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10 ft. for the sides of the base.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(10+2*3)=10+6=16 ft. is the sides of the original sheet.<BR>\n" );
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