Minimizing Surface Area. The Hold-It Container Co. is designing an open-top rectangular

Chapter 4, Problem 86

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Minimizing Surface Area. The Hold-It Container Co. is designing an open-top rectangular box, with a square base, that will hold 108 cubic centimeters. x x y a) Express the surface area S as a function of the length x of a side of the base. b) Use a graphing calculator to graph the function on the interval 10, 2. c) Estimate the minimum surface area and the value of x that will yield it.

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