document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10214>Question 10214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the question I have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An open-top box will be made from a square piece of cardboard of length 26-inch by cutting 2-inch squares from the corners and folding up the sides. Find the volume of the box. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have no clue how to even start this. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5477 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=5477\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you were to draw a diagram of the square piece of cardboard with the 2\"-square corners marked in, you would see the the base of the finished box would be a square whose sides are 26\" - 2(2\") = 26\" - 4\" = 22\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The height of the finished box would be 2\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the volume, you multiply the area of the base (22\" X 22\") by the height (2\").\r<BR>\n" );
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