document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=238862>Question 238862</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The volume in cubic inches for a fish tank with a square base and height x is given by the formula----V(x)=x^3+6x^2+9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find an expression for the length of a side of the square base. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find an expression for the length of a side of the square base.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out x, (given as the height), what's left has to be the area of the base, right?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x^2 + 6x + 9)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 6x + 9 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "same as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3) = the side of the base </SPAN>\n" );
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