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rectangular sheet of paper was used to create a box with a lid. The sides of the box are folded upward and square with side 
are cut from the corners. What is the maximum volume possible for the box?
A by rectangular sheet of paper was used to create a box with a lid. The sides of the box are folded upward and square with side are cut from the corners. What is the maximum volume possible for the box?
John David ManaloLv10
13 Jan 2021
by 
. Squares of side 
are to be cut out of the four corners of the sheet to create the box. For which value of 
is the volume of the box largest?
long and 
wide. We are then asked to create an open box from it by cutting equal squares of length, 
, from the corners and then we fold it at its side. 
? Do not expand the expression.