An open box with a volume of 128 cm3 can be made by cutting a square of the same size from each corner of a square piece of metal 12 cm on a side and folding up the edges. What is the length of a side of the square that is cut from each corner?
An open box with a volume of 128 cm3 can be made by cutting a square of the same size from each corner of a square piece of metal 12 cm on a side and folding up the edges. What is the length of a side of the square that is cut from each corner?
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3) An open box with a volume of 128 cm3 can be made by cutting a square
of the same size from each corner of a square piece of metal 12 cm on a
side and folding up the edges. What is the length of a side of the square
that is cut from each corner?
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