SOLUTION: A box with an open top is formed by cutting squares out of the corners of a rectangular piece of cardboard and then folding up the sides. Before cutting, the width of the cardboard
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Question 526376: A box with an open top is formed by cutting squares out of the corners of a rectangular piece of cardboard and then folding up the sides. Before cutting, the width of the cardboard is inches and the length is inches. If represents the length of the side of the square cut from each corner of the rectangle, what size square must be cut if the volume of the box is to be cubic inches? Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):