From a thin piece of cardboard 72 in. by 72 in., square corners are cut out so that the sides can be folded up to make a box. What dimensions will yield a box of maximum volume? What is the maximum volume?

What will be an ideal response?


48 in. by 48 in. by 12 in.; 27,648

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A. 1
B. 0
C.
D. 0

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Use the data set {0, -1, -3, 3, 3, -5, -7, 10} to answer the following question(s).The mode of the data set is

A. -0.5. B. -3.5. C. 3. D. 0. E. none of these

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Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. Give both exact and approximate answers.3n2 = -8n - 1

A. -1.465-3.869
B. -0.131-2.535
C. ; 0.12, -2.786
D. -0.066-1.268 

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Determine the equation of the given line, as well as the slope of the line. If the slope is undefined, state this.

A. x = -4, m: undefined B. y = x - 4, m = 0 C. y = -4, m: undefined D. y = x - 8, m = 1

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