An open-top box is to be made from a 70-centimeter by 96-centimeter piece of plastic by removing a square from each corner of the plastic and folding up the flaps on each side. What size square should be cut out of each corner to get a box with the maximum volume? Enter the area of the square and do not include any units in your answer. Enter an improper fraction if necessary.

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of the Plastic Sheet= 96cm

Width of the plastic Sheet =70cm

If a square of side x is cut from each corner of the plastic sheet to form the box.

Length of the box=96-2x

Width of the box=70-2x

Height of the box =x

Volume of the box = LWH

Volume=(96-2x)(70-2x)x

The maximum volume of the box is obtained at the point where the derivative is zero.

Setting the derivative to 0.

Since we are looking for the minimum value of x,

step-by-step explanation:

part a

x     y

0     8

1     7.5

2     7

3     6.5

4     6

5     5.5  

for every hour i deducted .5 inches from the length of the candle

part b

it is a function because for every x value there is only one y value

part   c

for every x value there is only one y value

x       y

0       8

1       7.6

2       7.2

3       6.8

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