A rectangular sheet of metal 24 cm long and 12 cm wide is to be transformed into an open box by cutting a square of side x in each corner. If the resulting volume is 104 cm³, determine the resulting thickness, length and width of the box. Follow this format a) Setting up the polynomial equation/function with diagrams. b) Using a geometry software to solve for the zeroes/roots. Take a screenshot. c) Solving the values of length and the width using the computed thickness (x). Show complete work for upvotes

A rectangular sheet of metal 24 cm long and 12 cm wide is to be transformed into an open box by cutting a square of side x in each corner. If the resulting volume is 104 cm³, determine the resulting thickness, length and width of the box. Follow this format a) Setting up the polynomial equation/function with diagrams. b) Using a geometry software to solve for the zeroes/roots. Take a screenshot. c) Solving the values of length and the width using the computed thickness (x). Show complete work for upvotes

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter8: Rational Expressions And Equations

Section8.9: Use Direct And Inverse Variation

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