8. US Postal Service regulations state that the length plus the girth of a package cannot exceed 108 inches. You must mail a package whose width and height are equal, and with the greatest possible volume. Find the dimensions of the package.

8. US Postal Service regulations state that the length plus the girth of a package cannot exceed 108 inches. You must mail a package whose width and height are equal, and with the greatest possible volume. Find the dimensions of the package.

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter10: Inequalities

Section10.3: Solving Problems Involving Inequalities

Problem 20P

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8. US Postal Service regulations state that the length
plus the girth of a package cannot exceed 108
inches. You must mail a package whose width and
height are equal, and with the greatest possible
volume. Find the dimensions of the package.
(Note that girth =2 * width + 2 * height.)
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