Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 3 - Section 3.4 - Real Zeros of Polynomials - 3.4 Exercises - Page 285: 102

Answer

$3.5cm\times13cm\times33cm$ or $5cm\times10cm\times30cm$

Work Step by Step

The three dimensions of the box can be expressed as $x, 40-2x, 20-2x$ and the known volume can be written as $x(20-2x)(40-2x)=1500$ Plot this equation as shown, and we can find three x-intercepts $3.5,5,21.5$. Discard the 21.5 as it does not give positive side lengths, we have $x=3.5 or 5cm$ The dimension of these two cases are $3.5cm\times13cm\times33cm$ or $5cm\times10cm\times30cm$
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