SOLUTION: Please help me with this question, An open wooden box is a cube with side x cm. The box including its bottom, is made of wood that is 1cm Thick. Find a polynomial for the interi

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An open wooden box is a cube with side x cm. The box including its bottom, is made of wood that is 1cm Thick. Find a polynomial for the interior volume of the cube.
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An open wooden box is a cube with side x cm. The box including its bottom, is made of wood that is 1cm Thick. Find a polynomial for the interior volume of the cube.
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If it's x cms on the outside, then it's (x-2) cms on the inside.
V+=+%28x-2%29%5E3
V+=+x%5E3+-+2x%5E2+%2B+4x+-+8 cc