Finding the Volume

**l flipboi l** · Jan 6th 2010, 03:20 PM

Hello,

Can someone please help me figure out this problem? I've attached the picture on the bottom.

Problem: A box with an open top is to be constructed from a regular piece of cardboard with dimensions 12 in. by 20 in. by cutting out equal squares of side x at each corner and then folding up the sides as in the figure. Express the volume V of the box as a function of x.

**VonNemo19** · Jan 6th 2010, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by l flipboi l

Hello,

Can someone please help me figure out this problem? I've attached the picture on the bottom.

Problem: A box with an open top is to be constructed from a regular piece of cardboard with dimensions 12 in. by 20 in. by cutting out equal squares of side x at each corner and then folding up the sides as in the figure. Express the volume V of the box as a function of x.