A box with an open top is to be constructed out of a rectangular piece of cardboard with dimensions length=9 ft and width=10 ft by cutting a square piece out of each corner and turning the sides up as shown in the picture. Determine the length x of each side of the square that should be cut which would maximize the volume of the box.

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A box with an open top is to be constructed out of a rectangular piece of cardboard with dimensions length=9 ft and width=10 ft by cutting a square piece out of each corner and turning the sides up as shown
in the picture.
X
Determine the length x of each side of the square that should be cut which would maximize the volume of the box.
Transcribed Image Text:A box with an open top is to be constructed out of a rectangular piece of cardboard with dimensions length=9 ft and width=10 ft by cutting a square piece out of each corner and turning the sides up as shown in the picture. X Determine the length x of each side of the square that should be cut which would maximize the volume of the box.
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