document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208729>Question 1208729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An open box is to be constructed from a piece of sheet metal by removing a square of side 1 foot from each corner and turning up the edges. If the box is to hold 4 cubic feet, what should the dimensions of the sheet metal be?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let me see.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I see the word volume. The problem talks about a box. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need the volume of a rectangular box formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = length x width x height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or V = lwh for short. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = x - 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Width = x - 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Height is 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My setup is as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = dimensions of the sheet metal \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = (x - 24)(x - 24)(12) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is my volume setup correct?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know why you would change the given description in feet to inches -- it won't change the solution, but it will mean working with larger numbers, which makes the work harder.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But your setup is fine -- as far as you have taken it.  The last thing you show in your work is<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "V = (x - 24)(x - 24)(12)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope you are not planning on using the problem description to set V = 4 in your equation to solve the problem....<br><BR>\n" );
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