Pre-Calc/Chapter 1: Functions and Graphs/1.7 Modeling with Functions
Max Volume of Box (needs work)
A square of side x inches is cut out of each corner of a #a in. by #b in. piece of cardboard, and the sides are folded up to form an open-topped box. Use your graphing calculator to determine the dimensions of the cut-out squares that will produce the box of maximum volume. Round to the nearest tenth.
(Hint: you will first need to write the volume of the box V as a function of x.)]]>
1.0000000
0.3333333
0
0
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