document.write( "Question 345589: \" A cuboid of volume 1125cm^3 has length equal to three times the breadth.\r
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document.write( "(a) Show that the surface area of the cuboid can be expressed as
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document.write( " 6x^2 + (3000/x) \"\r
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document.write( "I am struggling with this one. So far, I have: \r
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document.write( "A = l x b = x.3x.2 = 6x^2
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document.write( "taking h as height, x.h.2 + 3x.h.2 = 8xh\r
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document.write( "... not sure where to go from here, help appreciated! Thanks. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #247182 by ewatrrr(24785)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x is width \n" ); document.write( "l =3x \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "V = l*w*h \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "surface Area is \n" ); document.write( "2l*w + 2w*h + 2l*h \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "substitute for h: \n" ); document.write( "2*(3x^2) + 2*x*(375/x^2) + 2**3x*(375/x^2) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " |