document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1018422>Question 1018422</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Folding sheet metal A square is to be cut from each corner of an 8x11 inches. rectangular piece of copper and the sides are to be folded <BR>\n" );
document.write( "up to form a box shown in the figure. if the area of the bottom is to be 50inches^2 (square), what is the length of the side of the square to be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cut from the corner? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #634578 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=634578\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Base area will be, if x is side of each square to cut,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288-2x%29%2811-2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288-2x%29%2811-2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This base area value is given, so  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288-2x%29%2811-2x%29=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288-2x%29%2811-2x%29=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify and solve. </SPAN>\n" );
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