document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=586449>Question 586449</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An open box is made from a square piece of sheet metal 19 inches on a side by cutting identical squares from the corners and turning up the sides. Express the volume of the box, V, as a function of the length of the side of the square cut from each corner, x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "dimensions are 19-2x , 19-2x, and x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Express the volume of the box, V, as a function of the length of the side of the square cut from each corner, x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = (19-2x)^2*x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = (361 - 78x + 4x^2)x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = 4x^3-78x^2+361x<BR>\n" );
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