SOLUTION: open box with a square base. The box is to have a volume of 5 cubic feet. Express the amount of material need to construct the box, A,as a function of the length of a side of its s

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Question 910896: open box with a square base. The box is to have a volume of 5 cubic feet. Express the amount of material need to construct the box, A,as a function of the length of a side of its square base,x.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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side length = x

surface area = 5x^2 (leave out the area of one face because the box is open)