document.write( "Question 1196522: A closed box with a square base of side x inches is to hold 125 cubic inches. Write the surface area S of the box as a function of x. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Surface area is the lateral area  PLUS doubled base area  2x^2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Lateral area is the perimeter of the base 4x multiplied by the height ,  \r\n" );
document.write( "i.e.   =  square inches.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the total surface area of the closed box is   +   square inches.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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