You have been asked to design a rectangular box with a square base and an open top.The volume of the box must be120 cm³. The cost of the material for the base is $0.30 per square centimeter and the cost of the material for the sides is$0.30 per square centimeter. Determine the dimensions of the box that will minimize the cost of manufacturing. What isthe minimum cost? Give your answer in dollars, rounded to the nearest cent.Provide your answer below:

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Mathematics For Machine Technology

8th Edition

ISBN:9781337798310

Author:Peterson, John.

Publisher:Peterson, John.

Chapter59: Areas Of Rectangles, Parallelograms, And Trapezoids

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 79A

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