You want to create an open rectangular box from a rectangular box. from a square piece of cardboard 20 inches by 20 inches. You will cut a 3 inch square from each corner. Draw a diagram and find the length of the box.

Can someone help me with this diagram thing. I can't visually see a math problem. Someone please, Thankyou!

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so what is the answer

Use a piece of graph paper.

Draw a square with 20 units on a side.

Then erase 3 units from each end of all of the lines.

Of course! I can help you with creating a diagram for this problem.

First, let's start by drawing a square to represent the original piece of cardboard. Since the cardboard is 20 inches by 20 inches, we can draw a square with sides measuring 20 inches.

Next, we'll visualize where the 3-inch squares will be cut from each corner. From each corner, measure 3 inches along each side and mark those points.

Now, draw lines connecting the marks on adjacent sides to form the sides of the open rectangular box. These lines will represent the folds of the box.

At this point, you should have a diagram representing the square piece of cardboard with 3-inch squares cut from each corner, and lines connecting the marks on the sides.

To find the length of the box, we can observe that the length will be the distance between two opposite ends of the rectangular base. From the diagram, we can see that the length is equal to 20 inches, minus the sum of the side lengths of the cut-out squares (3 inches) on each side.

Therefore, the length of the box will be 20 inches - 3 inches - 3 inches = 14 inches.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.