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A box with an open top is to be constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard with dimensions 18 in. by 30 in. by cutting out equal squares of side x at each corner and then folding up the sides as shown in the figure. Express the volume V of the box as a function of x.A rectangular shaped object is shown. The longer sides are horizontal and labeled with a length of 30. The shorter sides are vertical and labeled with a length of 18. The rectangle is shaded green except for 4 white squares. One square is located at each of the four corners of the rectangle and each square has side length labeled x. A second image is also included of what the box will look like after the corners are removed. It has a rectangular bottom, 4 folded up sides, and no top. An unlabeled box with an open top is shown.V(x) =

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A box with an open top is to be constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard with dimensions 18 in. by 30 in. by cutting out equal squares of side x at each corner and then folding up the sides as shown in the figure. Express the volume V of the box as a function of x.A rectangular shaped object is shown. The longer sides are horizontal and labeled with a length of 30. The shorter sides are vertical and labeled with a length of 18. The rectangle is shaded green except for 4 white squares. One square is located at each of the four corners of the rectangle and each square has side length labeled x. A second image is also included of what the box will look like after the corners are removed. It has a rectangular bottom, 4 folded up sides, and no top. An unlabeled box with an open top is shown.V(x) =

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The volume V of a box is given by the formula V = length * width * height.

In this case, the length and width of the box are determined by the original dimensions of the cardboard (30 in. and 18 in.) minus twice the side length of the squares cut out (2x). The height of the box is equal to the side length of the squares cut out (x).

So, the volume V of the box as a function of x is:

V(x) = (30 - 2x) * (18 - 2x) * x

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