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A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of cardboard by cutting 4 in. squares from each corner and folding up the sides. The box is to hold 3844 in³. How big a piece of cardboard is needed? Your answer is: in. by in.

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          A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of cardboard by cutting 4 in. squares from each corner and folding up the sides. The box is to hold 3844 in³. How big a piece of cardboard is needed?
Your answer is:  in. by  in.

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Precalculus with Limits

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03/18/2022

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Step 1: Start with the equation for the volume of the box: \((x-8)(x-8)(4) = 3844\). Show more…

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A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of cardboard by cutting 4 in. squares from each corner and folding up the sides. The box is to hold 3844 in³. How big a piece of cardboard is needed? Your answer is: in. by in.