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19 Nov 2021

Given information

A square piece. of cardboard 3 ft-wide, by cutting out a square from each corner, A box with an open top be constructed.

 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

A square piece of cardboard 3 ft-wide, by cutting out a square from each corner. 

The volume (V) of the box is:

  

  

The length of the box is given as: 3 ft

The side of the box is constructed from the original square piece.

This means that:

 

So

 

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