document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1192074>Question 1192074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A piece of sheet metal is 2.5 times as long as it is wide. It is to be made into a box with an open top by cutting​ 3-inch squares from each corner and folding up the sides. Answer the following questions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  The length is either <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 2.5x\"> or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{x}{2.5}\"> depending on whether <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represents the measure of the length or the measure of the width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I > Ø<BR>\n" );
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