document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1159109>Question 1159109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An open box is to be constructed from a square piece of sheet metal by removing a square of side 3 feet from each corner and turning up the edges. If the box is to hold 108 cubic​ feet, what should be the dimensions of the sheet​ metal?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the length of a side of the square piece of sheet​ metal?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #782104 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=782104\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3, the side of squares to remove at each corner\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x, the edge length of each side of the sheet metal square\r<BR>\n" );
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