SOLUTION: Decreasing Cube. Each of the three dimensions of a cube with a volume of y³ cubic centimeters is decreased by a whole number of centimeters. If the new volume is y³-13y² + 54y - 7

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Question 41326: Decreasing Cube. Each of the three dimensions of a cube with a volume of y³ cubic centimeters is decreased by a whole number of centimeters. If the new volume is y³-13y² + 54y - 72 cubic centimeters and the new width is y - 6 centimeters, then what are the new length and height?
Would you used V=LWH?? I am stuck
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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_______(1)_|_(-13)_|_(54)_|_(-72)_
__(6)__(1)____(-7}____(12)____(0)_
%28y+-+6%29%28y%5E2+-+7y+%2B+12%29
%28y+-+6%29%28y+-+3%29%28y+-+4%29
Length or Height: (y - 3) or (y - 4)