SOLUTION: An open Box is to be constructed from a square piece of sheet metal by removing a square of side 4 feet from each corner and turning up the edges. if the Box is to hold 484 cubic f

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Question 1122810: An open Box is to be constructed from a square piece of sheet metal by removing a square of side 4 feet from each corner and turning up the edges. if the Box is to hold 484 cubic ft, what should be the dimensions of the sheet metal
What is the length of a side of the square piece of sheet metal
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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4%28x-2%2A4%29%5E2=484, for dimension of the square sheet x by x