(a).
\Length of the box
.
Height of the box
.
Width of the box
.
Volume of the box,
.
.

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.
The polynomial function is
.
(b).
\Length of the box must be
.
Height of the box must be
.
Width of the box must be
or
.
Therefore, the domain of
is
.
Subustiute the values of
in the obtained polynomial equation to get the values of
.
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Graph :
\(1) Draw the coordinate plane.
\(2) Plot the point obtained in the above table.
\(3) Connect the points with the smooth curve.
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(c).
\The company wants the box to have volume of
.
Substiute the value of
in the obtained polynomial equation
.
.
(d).
\
.
when
.
.
Use synthetic substitution to verify
.
The remainder is
.
So
is a factor of
.
Therefore,
is a solution for
.
(a).
\The polynomial function is
.
(b).
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(c).
\
.
(d).
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is a solution for
.