document.write( "Question 1095553: an open box is to be constructed from a square piece of sheet metal by removing a square side of 5 feet from each corner and turning up the edges. If the box is to hold 720 cubic feet, what should the dimensions of the sheet metal be? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #710061 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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Sheet is square shape, x for each side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%28x-2%2A5%29%28x-2%2A5%29=720\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-10%29%5E2=2%2A72\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-20x%2B100-144=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-20x-44=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-22%29%28x%2B2%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The solution which makes sense is \"highlight%28x=22%29\", for the dimension of length and of the width.
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