By Cutting Away Identical Squares from Each Corner of a Rectangular

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Short Answer

By cutting away identical squares from each corner of a rectangular piece of cardboard and folding up the resulting flaps, an open box can be made. If the cardboard is 18 in. long and 9 in. wide and the square cutaways have dimensions of x in. by x in., find a function that gives the volume of the resulting box.

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