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The volume of a box with square base and a height of 12 inches is 768 in3. Find the length of one side of the base.
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The volume of a box with square base and a height of 12 inches is 768 in3. Find the length of one side of the base.
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The volume of a box with square base and a height of 12 inches is 768 in3. Find the length of one side of the base. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
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The volume of a box with square base and a height of 12 inches is 768 in3.
Find the length of one side of the base.
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Let x = one side of the square base
then
x^2 * 12 = 768
x^2 =
x^2 = 64
x =
x = 8 in is the side of the base
:
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Check this: 8 * 8 * 12 = 768
