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An open rectangular box (no top) with volume 6 cubic meters has a square base.
\n" ); document.write( " Express the surface area S of the box as a function of the length x of one of the sides.
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\n" ); document.write( "Dimension of the box x by x by h
\n" ); document.write( "then the volume:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 * h = 6
\n" ); document.write( "h = \"6%2Fx%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Surface area (5 sides)
\n" ); document.write( "S.A = x^2 + 4(x*h)
\n" ); document.write( "S.A = x^2 + 4xh
\n" ); document.write( "Replace h with \"6%2Fx%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "S.A = x^2 + 4x*\"6%2Fx%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "cancel x and mult 4*6
\n" ); document.write( "f(x) = x^2 + \"24%2Fx\"; the surface area function
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