Paper box

Hard rectangular paper has dimensions of 60 cm and 28 cm. The corners are cut off equal squares and the residue was bent to form an open box. How long must be side of the squares to be the largest volume of the box?

Result

c =  6 cm

Solution:

Solution in text c =
Solution in text c = : Nr. 1
Solution in text c = : Nr. 1
Solution in text c = : Nr. 1

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