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document.write( "The U.S. postal requires that any box sent by Priority Mail have length plus girth (distance around) totaling no more than 108 in. The maximum volume that meets this condition is contained by a box with a square end 18 in. on each side. What is the length of the box? What is the maximum volume?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #591421 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=591421\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the box has a square end of 18 inches on each side, then the girth of the box will be 4 * 18 = 72 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the girth winds up being the perimeter of the end of the box.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that means the length has to be 108 - 72 = 36 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the volume of the box will be 36 * 18^2 = 11,664 cubic inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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