SOLUTION: An open box with a square base is to be made from a square piece of cardboard 30 inches on a side by cutting out a square from each corner and turning up the sides. Express the vol

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Question 215362: An open box with a square base is to be made from a square piece of cardboard 30 inches on a side by cutting out a square from each corner and turning up the sides. Express the volume V of the box as a function of the length x of the side of the square cut from each corner. what is the equation for the volume?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the size of the squares cut from each corner.
x(30-2x)(30-2x)=volume.