Posted by Jamie on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 8:31pm.
did you make a sketch?
isn't the base after the cut-out (7-2x) by (7-2x) and isn't the height of the box x inches?
volume of box = base area x height
=
Yes so my conclusion is that
V(x) = x (7 – 2x)^2
is this correct?
correct
Thanks! I knew I would get this stuff! Thanks for your help!
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