SOLUTION: a box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square peice of tin by cutting out a 2 in square from each corner and folding up the sides. if the box is to hold 50 cubic
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Question 990955: a box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square peice of tin by cutting out a 2 in square from each corner and folding up the sides. if the box is to hold 50 cubic in. what size peice of tin should be used? Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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The height will be 2 inches.
S=sides of base; H=height=2 in
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Volume=S x S x H
50cu in=S^2 x 2in
25sq in=S^2
5in=S
The base is 5 in x 5 in plus 2 in on side end for walls.
The metal should be 9 in x 9 in.
