Question: a. The U.S. Postal Service will accept a box for domestic shipment only if the sum of its length and girth (distance around) does not

a. The U.S. Postal Service will accept a box for domestic shipment only if the sum of its length and girth (distance around) does not exceed 108 in. What dimensions will give a box with a square end the largest possible volume?f Length Girth = distance around here Square end


b. Graph the volume of a 108-in. box (length plus girth equals 108 in.) as a function of its length and compare what you see with your answer in part (a).

f Length Girth = distance around here Square end

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A Lets call the length of each side of the square end x The box will have a height of h so its length will be x 2h and its girth will be 2x 2h We know that the sum of length and girth cannot exceed 10... View full answer

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