From a 10-inch-by-16-inch piece of cardboard, 2.5-inch-square corners are cut out, as shown in the figure below, and the resulting flaps are folded up to form an open box. Find the volume and the external surface area of the box. (a) the volume in3 (b) the external surface area in2
From a 10-inch-by-16-inch piece of cardboard, 2.5-inch-square corners are cut out, as shown in the figure below, and the resulting flaps are folded up to form an open box. Find the volume and the external surface area of the box. (a) the volume in3 (b) the external surface area in2
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From a 10-inch-by-16-inch piece of cardboard, 2.5-inch-square corners are cut out, as shown in the figure below, and the resulting flaps are folded up to form an open box. Find the volume and the external surface area of the box.
(a) the volume
in3
(b) the external surface area
in2
in3
(b) the external surface area
in2
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