document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1056006>Question 1056006</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangular piece of cardboard is 1008 cm^2. If you cut a 4 cm square from each corner of the rectangular piece of cardboard and turn up the sides then an open box is formed whose volume is 2240 cm^3. Find the dimensions of the rectangular piece of cardboard and the dimensions of the open box. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #671173 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=671173\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identical to #1056003\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x and y are the uncut, unfolded cardboard dimensions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cutting out the square shaped corners of 4cm sides and folding produces a base area of  (x-2*4) and (y-2*4)  and this base area is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-8%29%28y-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-8%29%28y-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  You are given in description that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy=1008 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy=1008\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also is given the volume of the resulting rectangular box, of last dimension 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28x-8%29%28y-8%29=2240 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28x-8%29%28y-8%29=2240\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this system for x and y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is equivalent to more simplified system of<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are able to handle the algebra steps from here, then you can finish.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SOLVE THE NONLINEAR SYSTEM. </SPAN>\n" );
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