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document.write( "A lidless box is made from a square piece of metal by cutting 3 cm squares from the corners and bending up the sides. If the volume of the box is 60 cm^3 find the dimensions of the square piece of metal  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the volume of the box is 60 cm^3 find the dimensions of the square piece of metal <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 3 cm squares are cut, the height of the box is 3 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the area:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 20 sq/cm is the area of the bottom of the box<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since it is square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2820%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2820%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 4.472 cm is the dimension of the side of the square bottom<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cutting 3 cm squares subtracts 6 cm from the original square piece of metal dimensions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.472 + 6 = 10.472 cm is the side of the square piece of metal </SPAN>\n" );
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