document.write( "Question 332196: A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of carboard by cutting 3 in. squares from each corner and folding up the sides. The box is to hold 5547 in^3. How big a piece of cardboard is needed? \n" ); document.write( "
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A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of
\n" ); document.write( "carboard by cutting 3 in. squares from each corner and folding up the sides.
\n" ); document.write( " The box is to hold 5547 in^3. How big a piece of cardboard is needed?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let s = one side of the square piece of cardboard required
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\n" ); document.write( "(s-6) = side of the base of the square box, (height will be 3\")
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\n" ); document.write( "Height * area of the base = the volume
\n" ); document.write( "3(s-6)^2 = 5547
\n" ); document.write( "(s-6)^2 = \"5547%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "(s - 6)^2 = 1849
\n" ); document.write( "Find the square root of both sides
\n" ); document.write( "s - 6 = \"sqrt%281849%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "s - 6 = 43
\n" ); document.write( "s = 43 + 6
\n" ); document.write( "s = 49\" square piece of cardboard required.
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\n" ); document.write( "43^2 * 3 = 5547\r
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