Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number be x.
Translating the word problem into an algebraic equation, we have;
Opening the bracket, we have;
Collecting like terms, we have;
Answer:
Height: 3/2 inches
Length: 12 inches
Width: 4 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x is the side length of the square
The height of the box by cutting squares off :x
- The new length of the cardboard = 15 -2x (because we cut from 4 corners)
- The new width of the cardboard = 7 -2x (because we cut from 4 corners)
The new volume of it is:
V = (15 -2x) (7 -2x) x
<=> V =
To maximum volume, we use the first derivative of the volume
<=>
<=>
<=> 2x -3 = 0 or 6x -35 = 0
<=> x = 3/2 or x = 35/6
To determine which value of x gives a maximum, we evaluate
= 24x -88
= 24(3/2) -88 = -52
= 24(35/6) -88 = 52
We choose x = 3/2 to have the maximum volume because the value of x that gives a negative value is maximum.
So the dimensions (in inches) of the box is:
Height: 3/2 inches
Length: 15-2(3/2) = 12 inches
Width: 7 - 2(3/2) = 4 inches
Y=1/3x+2
(-6,0)
(0,2)
(6,4)
Simplify <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>4</span><span /></span><span><span>8</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>48</span></span> to <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>1</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>12</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>−</span><span>1</span></span><span /></span><span><span>4</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span><span>=</span><span><span><span><span>1</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s−14=12</span></span>
2<span> </span>Multiply both sides by <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>4</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>4</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>−</span><span>1</span><span>=</span><span><span><span><span>1</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span><span>×</span><span>4</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s−1=12×4</span></span>
<span> </span>Simplify <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>1</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span><span>×</span><span>4</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>12×4</span></span> to <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>4</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>42</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>−</span><span>1</span><span>=</span><span><span><span><span>4</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s−1=42</span></span>
Simplify <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>4</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>42</span></span> to <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>2</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>2</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>−</span><span>1</span><span>=</span><span>2</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s−1=2</span></span>
Add <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>1</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>1</span></span> to both sides
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>=</span><span>2</span><span>+</span><span>1</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s=2+1</span></span>
Simplify <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>2</span><span>+</span><span>1</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>2+1</span></span> to <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>3</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>3</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>=</span><span>3</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s=3
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