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What is the width of a box when the length is x+2, the height is x+8, and the volume is x^3+9x^2+6x-16?

User Gnagy
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(x+2)(x+8) = x^2 +10x +16

(x^2 + 10x + 16)(x-1) = x^3+9x^2+6x-16, so the other dimension is x-1

User Mike Strong
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The given box has the following properties

The length is
x+2

The height is
x+8

The volume is
x^3+9x^2+6x-16

As expression for volume can be setup as below , suppose width is w


image

Hence width w=(x-1)

User Geraldhumphries
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