Question

15. Apply Mathematics (1)(A) Suppose you have a box with a 4 X 4-in.
square base and variable height h. The surface area of this box is a
function of its height. Write a function to represent the surface area.
Evaluate the function for h=6.5 in.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Formula for calculating the surface area of the box S = 2(LW+LH+WH) where

L is the length of the box

W is the width of the box

H is the height of the box

If the box is square based with dimension 4 * 4in, then L = W = 4in. substituting this values given into the formula we will have;

S = 2(4(4)+4H + 4H)

S = 2(16+8H)

S = 32+16H

Hence, The function that represents the surface area of this box as a

function of its height is S = 32+16H where H is the height of the box

Given H = 6.5in, to evaluate the function, we will substitute h = 6.5in into the modeled equation;

S = 32+16H

S = 32+16(6.5)

S = 32+106

S = 138in²

Hence the total surface area of the box is 138in²