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24 November, 11:20

The post office will accept packages whose combined length and girth is at most 42 inches. (the girth is the perimeter/distance around the package perpendicular to the length; for a rectangular box, the length is the largest of the three dimensions.) what is the largest volume that can be sent in a rectangular box? (round answer to 2 decimal places.)

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  1. 24 November, 11:28
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    If x represents the length of the box, then 42-x will be the girth. Since the largest area for a given girth is that of a square, the side length of the square cross section is (42 - x) / 4.

    The volume as a function of package length is then

    ... v (x) = x ((42-x) / 4) ^2

    This has a maximum at x=14. The corresponding volume is 686 in^3.
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