document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1102502>Question 1102502</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square piece of tin is made into an open box by cutting a 6 cm square from each corner. The volume of the box is 1536 cm^2. What was the area, in cm^2, of the original piece of tin? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #717213 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</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=717213\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the edge length of each square piece removed from a corner.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "volume of the open box:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28x%28x-2%2A6%29%5E2=1536%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28x%28x-2%2A6%29%5E2=1536%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%28x%5E2-2%2A6%29%5E2=1536 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%28x%5E2-2%2A6%29%5E2=1536\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%28x-12%29%5E2=1536 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%28x-12%29%5E2=1536\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(.....),  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-12%29%5E2=1536%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-12%29%5E2=1536%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-12%29%5E2=highlight%28256%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-12%29%5E2=highlight%28256%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------the area of the base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-12=sqrt%28256%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-12=sqrt%28256%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-12=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-12=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=16%2B12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=16%2B12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=28%5E2=highlight_green%28784%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=28%5E2=highlight_green%28784%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------area of original piece of tin\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<s>A graphing tool is showing only a single root at x=20.63.</s>----<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=unneeded ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"unneeded\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=and ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"and\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=wrong ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"wrong\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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