Homework Help: math grade 12

Posted by karen on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 3:37pm.

A open-topped box can be created by cutting congruent squares from each of the four corners of a piece of cardboard that has dimensions of 20cm by 30cm and folding up the sides. Derermine the dimensions of the square that must be cut to create a box with a volume of 100cm3. Widht= 20-2x, length =30-2x, height=x.

math grade 12 - Steve, Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 4:00pm
just plug the values into the equation

100 = x(20-2x)(30-2x)
4x^3 - 100x^2 + 600x - 100 = 0
x^3 - 25x^2 + 150x - 25 = 0

There are 3 real solutions, approximately
0.17, 9.52, 15.31

15.31 is out, since the sides aren't long enough.

Not an easy problem, if you have no tools for solving cubics.

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