A square sheet of card of side 15 cm is to be made into an open-top box by cutting…
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Problem
A square sheet of card of side 15 cm is to be made into an open-top box by cutting equal squares of side x cm from each corner and folding up the sides.
(i) Show that the volume V(x) (in cm3) of the box is given by V(x)=x(15−2x)2.
(ii) Express V(x) as a cubic polynomial in standard form.
(iii) Calculate the volume of the box when x=3cm.