document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185820>Question 1185820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On	a	glass	 factory,	paperweights	are	created	by	pouring	molten	glass	into	molds.	Each	mold	is	a	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rectangular	prism	with	a	height	5	cm	greater	than	the	length	of	each	side	of	its	square	base.	Each	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mold	holds	1008	cubic	centimeters	of	glass.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. If	x	represents	the	length	of	each	side	of	the	square	base,	which	of	the	following	mathematical	model	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "satisfy	the	condition	of	the	above	problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A.			(x	+	5)	(x)	=	1008 B.	(x	+	5)	(x)	(x)	=	1008<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.		(x	+	5)	(x	+	5)	(x)	=	1008 D.	1008	(x	+	5)	=	(x)	(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. What	is	the	height	of	the	glass	mold?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. What	are	the	dimensions	of	the	glass	molds?	(Follow	V	=	LWH) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #816670 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=816670\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the volume is equal to length * width * height.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height = x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the volume is equal to x * x * (x + 5) which is equal to 1008\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's selection B which is (x + 5) * x * x = 1008.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the height of the glass mold is x + 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the dimensions of the glass bowl are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if volume equal length * width * height, then volume = x * x * (x + 5).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "selection B says volume is equal to (x + 5) * x * x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that would be height * length * width, or possibly height * width * length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "no matter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equations are equivalent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x + 5) * x * x give you the same answer as x * x * (x + 5) or x * (x + 5) * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i believe that's the commutative law of multiplication.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here's a reference.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you are merely doing height * width * length, or possibly height * length * width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the base is the part that stands on the ground, i.e. like the base of a lamp.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length of each side of the square base is x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that makes the height equal to x + 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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