document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=590258>Question 590258</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a peice of 8.5 by 11 inches cardboard has identical square cuts from its cornors. it is then folded into a box with no lid. the volume of the box in cubic inches is 4c to the third power minus 39c to the second power plus 93.5c. where c is the side length of the missing squares in inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #375103 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=375103\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28300%2C200%2C-2%2C13%2C-1%2C9%2C%0D%0Arectangle%280%2C0%2C11%2C8.5%29%2C%0D%0Ared%28rectangle%282%2C2%2C9%2C6.5%29%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28rectangle%2811%2C0%2C9%2C2%29%29%2Cblue%28rectangle%2811%2C8.5%2C9%2C6.5%29%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28rectangle%280%2C0%2C2%2C2%29%29%2Cblue%28rectangle%280%2C8.5%2C2%2C6.5%29%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%28-1.5%2C4.5%2C8.5%29%2Clocate%282.1%2C4.5%2C8.5-2c%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%285%2C0%2C11%29%2C+locate%280.1%2C1.5%2Cc%29%2Clocate%284.5%2C2%2C11-2c%29%2C%0D%0Aarrow%280.3%2C1.4%2C0.3%2C1.9%29%2Carrow%280.3%2C0.6%2C0.3%2C0.1%29%2C%0D%0Aarrow%28-0.6%2C4.5%2C-0.6%2C8.5%29%2Carrow%28-0.6%2C3.5%2C-0.6%2C0%29%2C%0D%0Aarrow%283%2C4.5%2C3%2C6.4%29%2Carrow%283%2C3.5%2C3%2C2.1%29%2C%0D%0Aarrow%285%2C-0.5%2C0%2C-0.5%29%2Carrow%286%2C-0.5%2C11%2C-0.5%29%2C%0D%0Aarrow%284%2C1.5%2C2.1%2C1.5%29%2Carrow%287%2C1.5%2C8.9%2C1.5%29%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > The blue squares are the corners cut off. The red rectangle is the base of the box, which will have a height c.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The surface area of the base is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811-2c%29%288.5-2c%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811-2c%29%288.5-2c%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The volume of the box is the surface area of the base times the height of the box:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Volume = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2811-2c%29%288.5-2c%29=c%2811%2A8.5-2c%2A11-2c%2A8.5-2c%28-2c%29%29=c%2893.5-2c%2811%2B8.5%29%2B4c%5E2%29=c%2893.5-39c%2B4c%5E2%29=4c%5E3-39c%5E2%2B93.5c ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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