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document.write( "The height of a rectangular box equals the length of an edge of a certain cube. The width of the box is 3 inches more than its height and the length of the box is 4 times its height. The volume of the box is 8 times the volume of the cube. Find the dimensions of the box and find the volume of the cube. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #41254 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=41254\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write a simple equation for each sentence.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The height of a rectangular box equals the length of an edge of a certain cube\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = height of the box, and x = dimension of the side of the cube<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The width of the box is 3 inches more than its height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = (x+3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " and the length of the box is 4 times its height.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 4x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The volume of the box is 8 times the volume of the cube.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length * Width * Height = 8 times the vol of the cube<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x * (x+3) * x = 8x^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the dimensions of the box and find the volume of the cube.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we find x we will know all.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x * (x+3) * x = 8x^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2(x+3) = 8x^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 4x^2, resulting in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (x + 3) = 2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 2x = -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x = -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = +3 is the height and the cube side size<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = 4(3) = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Width = (3 + 3) = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vol of the cube: 3^3 = 27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check to see if:  3*6*12 = 8*(3^3)\r<BR>\n" );
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