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a box with no top has a height that is six times its length and a width that of its height. If the surface area is 576 cm², find the dimensions of the box.​

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Explanation:

a box without top has 5 rectangular sides :

bottom

left and right

front and back

the surface area is the sum of the individual rectangle areas.

height = 6×length

length = height/6

height = width

bottom = length × width

left and right = 2× width × height

front and back = 2× length × height

we are bringing all to expressions of height :

bottom = height/6 × height = height²/6

left and right = 2× height × height = 2×height²

front and back = 2× height/6 × height = height²/3

the sum of all that is

height²/6 + 2×height² + height²/3 = 576

bringing all to .../6 :

height²/6 + 12×height²/6 + 2×height²/6 = 576

15×height²/6 = 576

5×height²/2 = 576

5×height² = 1152

height² = 1152/5 = 230.4

height = sqrt(230.4) = 15.17893277... cm

length = height/6 = 2.529822128... cm

width = height = 15.17893277... cm

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