SOLUTION: dam has 24 and one fourth cm of gold​ ribbon, does he have enough to decorate the top of the​ box? - The area of the box is 296 cm to the power of 3.

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Question 1124450: dam has 24 and one fourth cm of gold​ ribbon, does he have enough to decorate the top of the​ box? - The area of the box is 296 cm to the power of 3.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Dam has 24 and one fourth24%261%2F4 cm of gold​ ribbon. Does he have enough to decorate the top of the​ box? The area of the box top is 296 cm to the power of 3cm%5E2.
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L length
w width
L%2Bw%3E=12%261%2F8 and wL=296

w%2812%261%2F8-w%29=296
%2812%261%2F8%29w-w%5E2-296=0
97w-8w%5E2-2368=0
8w%5E2-97w%2B2368=0
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discriminant 97%5E2-4%2A8%2A2368=-66367
No real solution for w.
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does he have enough to decorate the top of the​ box?
NO.