document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1041508>Question 1041508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangular open-topped box is to be constructed out of 20-inch-square sheets of thin cardboard by cutting x inch squares out of each corner and banding the side up. Express each of the following quantities as a polynomial in both factored and expanded form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. the area of cardboard after the corners have been removed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. the volume of the box. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the necessary multiplications if you want polynomials. </SPAN>\n" );
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