Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 2 - Review - Modeling with Functions - Problems - Page 240: 3

Answer

$A = 0.5w^3$

Work Step by Step

Area of a box is length x width x height $A= lwh$) In the problem, it is given that the base is a squre, so length = width, thus $l = w$ Height is half the width, so $h = 0.5w$ $A = lwh$ $A = (w)w(0.5w)$ $A = 0.5w^3$
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