(a) An open top box will be prepared by removing squares from each corner of the piece of cardboard with sides of 45 cm and 24 cm and folding up the flaps on each side. What size square should be cut from the corners for this box to have the largest volume?

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Section9.1: Prisms, Area And Volume
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(a) An open top box will be prepared by removing squares from each corner of the piece of cardboard
with sides of 45 cm and 24 cm and folding up the flaps on each side. What size square should be
cut from the corners for this box to have the largest volume?
Transcribed Image Text:(a) An open top box will be prepared by removing squares from each corner of the piece of cardboard with sides of 45 cm and 24 cm and folding up the flaps on each side. What size square should be cut from the corners for this box to have the largest volume?
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