20" 25 (a) 25 - 2x 20 - 2x (b) Figure 4.38 An open box made by cut- ting the corners from a piece of tin. (Example 3)

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An open-top box is to be made by cutting congruent squares of side length x from the cor- ners of a 20- by 25-inch sheet of tin and bending up the sides (Figure 4.38). How large should the squares be to make the box hold as much as possible? What is the resulting maximum volume?

20"
25
(a)
25 - 2x
20 - 2x
(b)
Figure 4.38 An open box made by cut-
ting the corners from a piece of tin.
(Example 3)
Transcribed Image Text:20" 25 (a) 25 - 2x 20 - 2x (b) Figure 4.38 An open box made by cut- ting the corners from a piece of tin. (Example 3)
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