document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=869352>Question 869352</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box with a rectangular base and no top is formed by cutting squares out of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "corners of a piece of cardboard and then folding up the sides. If the cardboard<BR>\n" );
document.write( "measures 18 cm by 24 cm and the edge of each cut-out square is x cm, write an<BR>\n" );
document.write( "expression that expresses the volume of the box in terms of x. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #524137 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=524137\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The dimensions of the base become  (18-2x) and (24-2x), and the height is x.  The volume will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2818-2x%29%2824-2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2818-2x%29%2824-2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which can be multiplied and simplified if needed. </SPAN>\n" );
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