) An open rectangular box is to be made from a piece of cardboard 8 in. wide and 15 in. long by cutting a square from each corner and bending up the sides Find the dimensions of the box of largest volume. (ans.: height=5/3; width=14/3; length=35/3)

) An open rectangular box is to be made from a piece of cardboard 8 in. wide and 15 in. long by cutting a square from each corner and bending up the sides Find the dimensions of the box of largest volume. (ans.: height=5/3; width=14/3; length=35/3)

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Chapter11: Rational And Irrational Numbers

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24) An open rectangular box is to be made from a piece of cardboard
8 in. wide and 15 in. long by cutting a square from each corner
and bending up the sides Find the dimensions of the box of largest
(ans.: height=5/3; width=14/3; length=35/3)
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