document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34407>Question 34407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular piece of tin is twice as long as it is wide. A 2 inch square is cut out of each corner, and the sides are turned up to make a box with an open top. The volume of the box is 480 in^3. Find the original dimensions of the piece of tin.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #20665 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mukhopadhyay><B>mukhopadhyay(490)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mukhopadhyay><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=20665\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Width = x+4 inch<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 2x+8 inch<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height = 2 inch<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Volume = (x)(2x+4)(2) = 4x(x+2) = 480<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x(x+2) = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x^2+2x-120 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> (x+12)(x-10) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x=10 because it cannot be negative;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Original dimension is (28 inch)X(14 inch)X(2 inch) </SPAN>\n" );
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