document.write( "Question 1185820: On a glass factory, paperweights are created by pouring molten glass into molds. Each mold is a
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document.write( "rectangular prism with a height 5 cm greater than the length of each side of its square base. Each
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document.write( "mold holds 1008 cubic centimeters of glass.
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document.write( "3. If x represents the length of each side of the square base, which of the following mathematical model
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document.write( "satisfy the condition of the above problem?
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document.write( "A. (x + 5) (x) = 1008 B. (x + 5) (x) (x) = 1008
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document.write( "C. (x + 5) (x + 5) (x) = 1008 D. 1008 (x + 5) = (x) (x)
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document.write( "4. What is the height of the glass mold?
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document.write( "5. What are the dimensions of the glass molds? (Follow V = LWH) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #816681 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "3. The volume 1008 is length * width * height: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: B \n" ); document.write( "4. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The equation does not factor. Solve for x using some numerical method like Newton's method, or using a graphing calculator. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: to 3 decimal places, the height x+5 is 8.607+5 = 13.607 \n" ); document.write( "5. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWERS: \n" ); document.write( "height 13.607 \n" ); document.write( "length and width 8.607 \n" ); document.write( "CHECK: (8.607)(8.607)(13.607) = 1800 (rounded) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |