you have a square piece of cardboard 6 inches wide and 16 in
you have a square piece of cardboard 6 inches wide and 16 inches long that you wish to fold into a box. it occurs to you that you can cut an equal square from each corner of the cardboard, make a crease along each side and fold the sides up to make the box. how much should you cut from the corners to form the box with maximum volume?
Solution
as square piece of cardboard 6 inches wide and 16 inches long,so we will cut exactly 2.59inches from each corners to form the box with maximum volume
