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Agata [3.3K]
2 years ago
14

Jeremy wants to construct an open box from an 18-inch square piece of aluminum. He plans to cut equal squares, with sides of x i

nches, from each
corner and then fold each side up to form the box. If Jeremy wants the volume of the box to be 432 cubic inches, what should the minimum length
of the sides of the squares cut from each corner be? Find the volume of the box as a function of x. Given: V = length x width x height

Mathematics
1 answer:
serious [3.7K]2 years ago
6 0

a.

The volume of the box V = 4x³ - 72x² + 324x

Since the dimensions of the square piece of paper are 18 inches each, and we cut out a length x from each side to give a total length of 2x cut from each side. So, each dimension is L = 18 - 2x.

Since the height of the open box is x and its base is a square, the volume of the open box ix V = L²x

= (18 - 2x)²x

= (324 - 72x + 4x²)x

= 324x - 72x² + 4x³

The volume of the box V = 4x³ - 72x² + 324x

b.

The minimum value of length of the sides of the squares cut from each corner is x = 3 inches.

  • the length of the box, L = 12 inches,
  • the width of the box = 12 inches
  • and the height of the box, x = 3 inches.

Since the volume of the box is 432 cubic inches,

V = 324x - 72x² + 4x³

324x - 72x² + 4x³ = 432

4x³  - 72x² + 324x - 432 = 0

x³  - 18x² + 81x - 108 = 0

A factor of the expression is x - 3

So, x³  - 18x² + 81x - 108 ÷ x - 3 = x² - 15x + 36

So,  x³  - 18x² + 81x - 108 = (x² - 15x + 36)(x - 3) = 0

Factorizing the expression x² - 15x + 36 = 0

x² - 3x - 12x + 36 = 0

x(x - 3) - 12(x - 3) = 0

(x - 3)(x - 12) = 0

So,  x³  - 18x² + 81x - 108 = (x - 3)(x - 3)(x - 12) = 0

So, (x - 3)²(x - 12) = 0

(x - 3)² = 0 and (x - 12) = 0

x - 3 = √0 and x - 12 = 0

x - 3 = 0 and x - 12 = 0

x = 3 twice and x = 12

Since x = 3 is the minimum value, the minimum value of x = 3.

Since the length of the box, L = 18 - 2x

= 18 - 2(3)

= 18 - 6

= 12 inches

The width of the box = L = 12 inches

The height of the box = x = 3 inches.

So,

The minimum value of length of the sides of the squares cut from each corner is x = 3 inches.

  • the length of the box, L = 12 inches,
  • the width of the box = 12 inches
  • and the height of the box, x = 3 inches.

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