26) A private shipping company will accept a box for domestic shipment only if the sum of its length and girth (distance around) does not exceed 96 in. What dimensions will give a box with a square end the largest possible volume? Girth = distance around here Length Square end

26) A private shipping company will accept a box for domestic shipment only if the sum of its length and girth (distance around) does not exceed 96 in. What dimensions will give a box with a square end the largest possible volume? Girth = distance around here Length Square end

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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ISBN:9781337614085

Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Chapter3: Triangles

Section3.5: Inequalities In A Triangles

Problem 39E

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26) A private shipping company will accept a box for domestic shipment only if the sum of its length and girth
(distance around) does not exceed 96 in. What dimensions will give a box with a square end the largest possible
volume?
Girth = distance
around here
Length
Square end

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