A square piece of cardboard measuring 20 cm on a side is to be made into an open box…
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Problem
A square piece of cardboard measuring 20 cm on a side is to be made into an open box by cutting identical squares of side length x from each corner and folding up the sides. Which expression gives the volume V(x), in cm3, of the box in terms of x?
(a) x(20−x)2
(b) x(20−2x)2
(c) 400x−4x3
(d) x(20−2x)(20−x)