SOLUTION: The base and sides of a container is made of wood panels. The container does not have a lid. The base and sides are rectangular. The width of the container is x x cm cm . The

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Question 1038502: The base and sides of a container is made of wood panels. The container does not have a lid. The base and sides are rectangular. The width of the container is x
x
cm
cm
. The length is five times the width. The volume of the container is 320cm3
320cm3
.
Determine the minimum surface area that this container will have.

Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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width: x
length: 5x
volume = x*5x*h
320 = x*5x*h
320/h = 5x^2