We first use the formula of the volume of a rectangular box. For say a 11 and b 85 the applet shows as the solution x 160 while the actual solution is an irrational number x 15854. The formula is then volumebox width x length x height.
Be sure to use the same units like inches or centimeters for all 3 measurements.
Maximizing Volume Our assignment is to find the maximum volume of a box created by cuting squares from each corner of a 25x15 inch rectangle and folding up the sides. Length x width x height volume. As V lbh V l A2- lblh from equation ii V lA2 l 2 bh V lA2 l 2 P4-l from equation i V lA2 l 2 P4 l 3 - iii Now differentiate V wrt l for finding maximum of volume. This is only the volume in cubic centimeters and does not indicate the amount of liquid.