document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=934741>Question 934741</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You work for the BeeSwaks Candle Company and have been asked to update two of the company’s earliest candle designs, the Brick and the Egyptian. The original Brick was a cube 8 centimeters on a side. The original Egyptian was a pyramid 21 centimeters tall with a square base 10 centimeters on a side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Improvements in the manufacturing process have made it possible to change the design of these candles for a fresh new look and improved profit. You have been asked to work within the following guidelines:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Brick:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Shape- rectangular prism\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Base- dimensions can vary, but it must be a square \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Height- 1 cm less than the side length of the base\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Pyramid: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Shape- right square pyramid\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Base- same dimensions as base of the Brick\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Height- 21 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question: Create a labeled diagram of the Brick. Use x to represent the length of a side of the base of the candle. Then write an equation for the volume of the candle in terms of x. Write the polynomial in standard form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume of a pyramid= (1/3)Area of the base x Height<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The formulas for the volumes are easily done here.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BRICK VOLUME:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two bottom dimensions are each x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Volume is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Ax%2A%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Ax%2A%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and necessary restriction is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3E1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3E1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Standard form is probably <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  but you might really want general form, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x%5E3-x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x%5E3-x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PYRAMID VOLUME:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You already have the basic formula so this should be no trouble.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Volume is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29pi%2Ax%5E2%2A21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29pi%2Ax%5E2%2A21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplifiable to<BR>\n" );
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