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A box without a lid is constructed from a 4-foot by 2-foot piece of tin by cutting out e...

A box without a lid is constructed from a 4-foot by 2-foot piece of tin by cutting out equal squares of side x from each corner and bending up the flaps.

a. Express the volume of the box as a function of x.

b. What is the domain of the volume function?

c. Use a graphing device to approximate the value of x that produces the maximum volume.

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