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Storage containers. A company makes storage containers in the shape of an open box with a...

Storage containers. A company makes storage containers in the shape of an open box with a square base. All five sides of the box are made of a plastic that costs 40 cents per square foot. The height of any box can be found by dividing its volume by the area of its base.

a. Assuming that x is the length of the base (in feet), write a rational expression in x whose values give the cost of each container, assuming that the capacity of the container is 2.25 cubic feet.


b. Find the cost of a container whose base is 1.5 feet long.

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