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a box with an open top is to be constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard with dimensions 10 inches by
inches by cutting out equal squares of side x at each corner and then folding up the sides as in the figure.
a) express the volume v of the box as a function of x.
b) what is the domain of v?
c) determine the value of x that would maximize the volume of the box.
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