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document.write( "The height of the open box should be 1 foot.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence the area of the base of the box must be 4 ft^3 : 1 ft = 4 ft^2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The base is the square (OBVIOUSLY) and its area is 4 ft^2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the side of the base square is 2 feet.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that the original sheet of the metal is the square with the side length\r\n" );
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document.write( "    1 + 2 + 1 = 4 ft      ANSWER\r\n" );
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