document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=985122>Question 985122</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identical squares are cut from each corner of an 8inch by 11.5 inch rectangular piece of cardboard. the sides are folded up to make a box with no top. if the volume of the resulting box is 63.75 cubic inches, how long is the edge of each square that is cut off?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #605963 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=605963\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rectangle starts with w=8 and L=11.5;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Edge of each square removed from corners is x=unknown which you want to find.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Folding the flaps makes box of volume v=63.75.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The height of the box will be x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The base area of the box will be  (w-2x)(L-2x).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The volume will fit <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x%28w-2x%29%28L-2x%29=v%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x%28w-2x%29%28L-2x%29=v%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Only one variable is unknown, being x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x.  You may find more than one solution, but some of them need to be sensibly rejected. </SPAN>\n" );
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