a shipping box is shaped like a rectangular prism. It has a total volume of 96 cubid inches. The height is two inches less than the width and the length is eight inches longer than the width. What are the dimensions of the box?

Respuesta :

Let the width be w. Volume=96=w(w-2)(w+8).
w³+6w²-16w-96=0=w²(w+6)-16(w+6)=(w²-16)(w+6). So the only positive root is w=4 inches.
The dimensions are 4” wide, height is 2”, length is 12”.

The dimensions of the shipping box shaped like a rectangular prism are as follows:

width = 4 inches

height = 2 inches

length = 12 inches

The shipping box is like a rectangular prism.

volume  = 96 in³

volume  = lwh

where

l = length

w = width

h = height

h = w - 2

l = w + 8

The dimension of the box can be calculated as follows:

96 = w(w - 2)(w + 8)

96 = w(w² + 8w - 2w - 16)

96 = w(w² + 6w - 16)

96 = w³ + 6w² - 16w

w³ + 6w² - 16w - 96 = 0

(w + 4) • (w - 4) • (w + 6)  = 0

The width can't be negative.

w  = 4 inches

h = 4 - 2 = 2 inches

l = 4 + 8 = 12 inches

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