A rectangular base box must be constructed, with a sheet of cardboard 40 cm wide and 50 cm long, removing a square from each corner of the cardboard and folding the resulting sides perpendicularly. Determine the size of the side of the square that allows you to build a box of maximum volume. Answers: 7.48

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Problem 4A: A rectangular solid has length L=12.6 mm, width W=23.8 mm, and height H=32.5 mm. Find the length of...
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A rectangular base box must be constructed, with a sheet of cardboard 40 cm wide and 50 cm long, removing a square from each corner of the cardboard and folding the resulting sides perpendicularly. Determine the size of the side of the square that allows you to build a box of maximum volume.

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