SOLUTION: a rectangular piece of tin 8cm by 50m. An open box is to be mode by cutting equal sqyares out of the corners and turning up the sides. What should be the edge of each square for th

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Question 1205047: a rectangular piece of tin 8cm by 50m. An open box is to be mode by cutting equal sqyares out of the corners and turning up the sides. What should be the edge of each square for the box to have minimum volumn. Find also the max volumn.
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I suspect the given information is not correct. A box made from a piece of tin 8 CENTIMETERS wide and 50 METERS long would have no practical use.

Re-post with the correct information.