Homework Help: math

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 4:10pm.

By cutting away identical squares from each corner of a rectangular piece of cardboard and folding up the resulting flaps, an open box may be made. If the cardboard is 16 in. long and 6 in. wide, find the dimensions of the box that will yield the maximum volume. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
(smallest value)

(largest value)

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