An open-top rectangular box is to have a square base and a surface area of 100 cm 2 . What dimensions will maximize the volume? Round your answers to the nearest tenth of a centimetre.

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An open-top rectangular box is to have a square base and a surface area of 100 cm 2 . What dimensions
will maximize the volume? Round your answers to the nearest tenth of a centimetre.

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