document.write( "Question 245671: I have no clue how to set up this word problem, I think it has to do with factoring, but I don't know how to set it up: If the width of a rectangular box is increased by 2cm and the length is increased by 1cm the volume of the resulting box is 96cm^3 greater than the volume of the original box. Find the dimensions of the original box. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #179402 by TheProdicalSon(34)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I don't really know how to set this up either, and the way I'm looking at it \n" ); document.write( "it seems that it could have multiple solutions\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1 such solution is simply\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "l = 0 \n" ); document.write( "w = 0 \n" ); document.write( "h = 48\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "as it would result in a volume of zero. \n" ); document.write( "and increasing it by 1 and 2 respectivley\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "l = 1 \n" ); document.write( "w = 2 \n" ); document.write( "h = 48\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "which has a volume of 96, 96cm^3 above zero \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |