An open‐top rectangular box is to be made from of cardboard

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Problem

An open‐top rectangular box is to be made from 600 cm2600\,\text{cm}^2 of cardboard. The base must be a square of side length xx\,cm and the height is hh\,cm. Determine the value of xx that maximizes the volume of the box. (Give an exact value.)

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