4. An open box is to be made from a square piece of cardboard, 18 inches by 18 inches, by cutting out equal squares from each corner and folding up the flaps to form the sides. Find the dimensions of the largest box that can be constructed in this way?

4. An open box is to be made from a square piece of cardboard, 18 inches by 18 inches, by cutting out equal squares from each corner and folding up the flaps to form the sides. Find the dimensions of the largest box that can be constructed in this way?

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