A Rectangular Piece of Cardboard Measuring 30 Inches by 36

question 513

Multiple Choice

A rectangular piece of cardboard measuring 30 inches by 36 inches is to be made into a box with an open top by cutting equal size squares from each corner and folding up the sides. Let x represent the length of a side of each
Such square. What is the maximum volume of this box? If necessary, round to 2 decimal places.

• A) 36,381.59 in3
• B) 148.81 in3
• C) 1155.68 in3
• D) 2612.81 in3

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