document.write( "Question 479463: A small square of side length x cm is cut from each corner of a square cardboard of side length 10 cm, then the area of the remaining piece of cardboard is?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ans: (10-2x)(10-2x) which will give me (10-2x)^2
\n" ); document.write( "And the greatest volume? 10-2x* 10-2x * x \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "And then I expand but I don't know what to do next
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\n" ); document.write( "(10-2x)^2*x
\n" ); document.write( "(100-40x+4x^2)*x= Volume\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "100x-40x^2+4x^3= Vol\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "dv = 100-80x+12x^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You get maximum volume when dv =0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12x^2-80x+100=0
\n" ); document.write( "Find the roots of the equation by quadratic formula
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\n" ); document.write( "a= 12 ,b= -80 ,c= 100
\n" ); document.write( "b^2-4ac= 6400 - -4800
\n" ); document.write( "b^2-4ac= 1600
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28%091600%09%29\"= 40
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x1=%28-b%2Bsqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "x1=( 80 + 40 )/ 24
\n" ); document.write( "x1= 5
\n" ); document.write( "x2=( 80 -40 ) / 24
\n" ); document.write( "x2= 1.67
\n" ); document.write( "cut off square = 1.67 x 1.67
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