The World Cereal Organization (WCO) has asked you to redesign cereal boxes to more efficiently use...

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The World Cereal Organization (WCO) has asked you to redesigncereal boxes to more efficiently use paper. Assume the box must berectangular with a square base, and that the top and the base areexactly the same. There are a total of 6 sides on the box. Usecalculus to find the dimensions of the box that minimizes surfacearea (paper) while still holding 80 in3 of cereal. Your decisionwill dictate what the WCO implements, so you must justify youranswer.

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The length and breadth of the rectangular box with square    See Answer
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