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document.write( "1. A shipping company offers various sized shipping boxes to its customers. Some of these boxes are cube-shaped, with equal height, width, and depth. As part of an upcoming sales promotion, the company will offer two cube-shaped boxes for the price of one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Write an expression to represent the total volume of two different sized boxes as a sum of cubes if one of the boxes has sides with a length of 1 foot and the other has sides with a length of x feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Factor the sum of cubes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Calculate the total volume of the two boxes if x = 3 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need help. I don't understand at all how to do this, and I would like a good explanation of the answer. 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 #567769 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=567769\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a. Write an expression to represent the total volume of two different sized boxes as a sum of cubes if one of the boxes has sides with a length of 1 foot and the other has sides with a length of x feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V = x^3+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " b. Factor the sum of cubes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+1)(x^2-x+1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Calculate the total volume of the two boxes if x = 3 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V = 3^3+1 = 27+1 = 28 cu ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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