Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 167

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-A box with an open top is to be constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard with dimensions 11 inches by 24 inches 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 $x$ .

• A) \(V ( x ) = x ( 11 - 2 x ) ( 24 - 2 x )\)
• B) \(V ( x ) = ( 11 - x ) ( 24 - x )\)
• C) \(V ( x ) = ( 11 - 2 x ) ( 24 - 2 x )\)
• D) \(V ( x ) = x ( 11 - x ) ( 24 - x )\)

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