document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990983>Question 990983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An open box is made from a 30 cm by 58 cm piece of tin by cutting a square from each corner and folding up the edges. The area of the resulting base is 348 cm². What is the length of the sides of the squares? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #610914 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=610914\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x, the edge length of the square removed at each corner;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the base is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2830-2x%29%2858-2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2830-2x%29%2858-2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the four sides other than the base, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2830-2x%29%2B2x%2858-2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2830-2x%29%2B2x%2858-2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total area is given.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%2830-2x%29%2858-2x%29%2B2x%2830-2x%29%2B2x%2858-2x%29=348%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%2830-2x%29%2858-2x%29%2B2x%2830-2x%29%2B2x%2858-2x%29=348%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A quadratic equation needing simplification steps and then solve for x. </SPAN>\n" );
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