document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884410>Question 884410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an open box is to be formed out of rectangular piece of cardboard whose length is 8cm longer than its width. To form the box a square of side 4 cm will be removed from each corner of the cardboard. Then the edges of the remaining cardboard will be turned up. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Length of cardboard, w+8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Folding the flaps after removing the square corners forms a box with a volume quantity of space.  Squares of side size 4 cm are removed for this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Base area, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w-2%2A4%29%28w%2B8-2%2A4%29=%28w-8%29%28w%2B0%29=highlight_green%28%28w-8%29%2Aw%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w-2%2A4%29%28w%2B8-2%2A4%29=%28w-8%29%28w%2B0%29=highlight_green%28%28w-8%29%2Aw%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height being the size of a side of the removed square piece, this is 4 cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "VOLUME of the box, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%284w%28w-8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%284w%28w-8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  square centimeters. </SPAN>\n" );
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