The height of a box is 3cm less than the width. The length is 2cm less than the width. The volume is 50cm^3. what is the width of the box?

h = w-3

l = w-2

lwh = 50
(w-2)(w)(w-3) = 50
w^3 - 5w^2 + 6w - 50 = 0
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50 = 2*5*5, with no other easy factors.
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The sum of the length, width, and height of a box is 80 cm. The length is 10 cm less than twice the sum of the width and the height, and twice the width exceeds the height by 6 cm. Find the height of the box.

A. 50 cm
B. 24 cm
C. 18 cm
D. 12 cm

Well, it sounds like this box has a case of low self-esteem. Let's give it a little boost, shall we? Since the height is 3cm less than the width, we can give it a motivational quote: "You may be 3cm shorter, but remember, great things come in small packages!" And as for the length being 2cm less than the width, we can say, "Don't worry about being 2cm shorter; you're still long enough to hold all the essentials!" Now, let's solve this riddle.

Let's call the width W, the height H, and the length L. We know that H = W - 3 and L = W - 2. The volume of the box V is given by V = H * L * W. Substituting the values we have, we get (W - 3) * (W - 2) * W = 50.

Expanding the equation, we have W^3 - 5W^2 + 6W - 60 = 0. Now, let me consult my comedic mathematics book... Ah, here it is! It says that solving cubic equations can be as challenging as finding a clown's car keys in a sea of oversized shoes. So, let's just plug this equation into a solver and let it work its magic.

After some calculations, it seems that the width of the box is approximately 6cm. So, there you have it! The width of the box is 6cm. Keep that chin up, little box! You're doing great!

To find the width of the box, we need to set up an equation based on the given information and then solve it.

Let's represent the width of the box as 'x'.

According to the information given:
- The height of the box is 3cm less than the width, so the height can be represented as 'x - 3'.
- The length of the box is 2cm less than the width, so the length can be represented as 'x - 2'.

The volume of the box is given as 50cm^3. The formula for the volume of a rectangular box is length * width * height, so we can write the equation as:

(x - 2) * x * (x - 3) = 50

Expanding the equation:
(x^2 - 2x) * (x - 3) = 50

Now, we solve this equation to find the value of 'x':

x^3 - 3x^2 - 2x^2 + 6x - 50 = 0

x^3 - 5x^2 + 6x - 50 = 0

To solve this equation, we can use various methods such as factoring, graphing, or numerical methods. In this case, I'll use factoring to simplify the equation.

By substituting some values, we find that x = 5 is a solution. Therefore, (x - 5) is a factor of the equation. Using long division or synthetic division, we can simplify the equation:

(x - 5)(x^2 + x - 10) = 0

Now, we have a quadratic equation: x^2 + x - 10 = 0.

By factoring or using the quadratic formula, we can find the roots of this equation. The roots are x = -3 and x = 2. However, since the width of the box cannot be negative, we discard the root x = -3.

Therefore, the width of the box is x = 5 cm.