document.write( "Question 866147: suppose you want to build a rectangular bozo such that its height is double its width.(the depth of the box could be anything.) if you want the surface area to be 108 square feet, and you want the volume to be as large as possible, what should the dimensions of the box be? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #522137 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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z = height
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\n" ); document.write( "x = width
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\n" ); document.write( "\"z=2x\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"2xy%2B2xz%2B2yz=108\", total surface area.
\n" ); document.write( "\"2xy%2B2x%2A2x%2B2y%2A2x=108\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4xy%2B2x%5E2=108\"
\n" ); document.write( "Sensing advantage in having volume formula all in one variable, x, the transformed surface area formula should be solved for y.
\n" ); document.write( "\"4xy=108-2x%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28108-2x%5E2%29%2F%284x%29\"----Actual will use this form
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=27%2Fx-%281%2F2%29x\"----But could use either of these forms once x is found.
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\n" ); document.write( "VOLUME, \"xyz=x%28%28108-2x%5E2%29%2F%284x%29%292x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"v=%28108-2x%5E2%29x%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28v=%2854-x%5E2%29x%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Treating v as a calculus problem, \"v=54x-x%5E3\",
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28d%2F%28dx%29%29v=54-3x%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Where is this equal 0?
\n" ); document.write( "\"54-3x%5E2=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"54=3x%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"18=x%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=sqrt%289%2A2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=3%2Asqrt%282%29%29\"------Using this value of x, calculate for y and z.
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