5. A rectangular solid with a square base has a surface area of 400 square cm. Find the dimensionsthat will result in a solid with maximum volume.

Let x (in cm) be the side of square base and y ( in cm) be height of rectangular solid. Then surface…

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5. A rectangular solid with a square base has a surface area of 400 square cm. Find the dimensions that will result in a solid with maximum volume.