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17 August, 05:51

You are planning to make an open rectangular box from an 8-inch by 15-inch piece of cardboard by cutting congruent squares from the corners and folding up the sides. what is the largest volume you can make from a box this way in cubic inches?

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  1. 17 August, 08:22
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    Let us say that x is the cut that we will make on the sides to make a box, therefore the new dimensions are:

    l = 15 - 2x

    w = 8 - 2x

    It is 2x since we cut on two sides.

    We know that volume is:

    V = l w x

    V = (15 - 2x) (8 - 2x) x

    V = 120x - 30x^2 - 16x^2 + 4x^3

    V = 120x - 46x^2 + 4x^3

    Taking the 1st derivative:

    dV/dx = 120 - 92x + 12x^2

    Set dV/dx = 0 to get maxima:

    120 - 92x + 12x^2 = 0

    Divide by 12:

    x^2 - (92/12) x + 10 = 0

    (x - (92/24)) ^2 = - 10 + (92/24) ^2

    x - 92/24 = ±2.17

    x = 1.66, 6

    We cannot have x = 6 because that will make our w negative, so:

    x = 1.66 inches

    So the largest volume is:

    V = 120x - 46x^2 + 4x^3

    V = 120 (1.66) - 46 (1.66) ^2 + 4 (1.66) ^3

    V = 90.74 cubic inches
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