document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=756606>Question 756606</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A large plywood box has a volume of 240 ft3. Its length is 16 ft greater than its height, and its width is 1 ft less than its height. What are the dimensions of the box?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the Length, Height, width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L = H+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = H-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume = L*W*H = 240 ft^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(H+16)(H-1)(H) = 240<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "H^3 + 15H^2 - 16H - 240 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "H = 4 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = H+16 = 20 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = H-1 = 3 ft<BR>\n" );
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