An open box is to be constructed from a piece of cardboard 24 cm by 35 cm by cutting squares of side length x from each corner and folding up the sides, as shown in the figure.

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(a) Express the volume V of the box as a function of x.
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(b) What is the domain of V? (Use the fact that length and volume must be positive.)
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(c) Draw a graph of the function V and use it to estimate the maximum volume for such a box. Please round the answer to the nearest whole number.
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What will be an ideal response?


; 0; 12; 1,756.7

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