Box Folding Problem

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Box Folding Problem - Classroom/Home Simulator by LFS and Dani Novak

Sample Scenario: A piece of cardboard is rectangular with length=4" and width=6". We cut out a h" square from each corner and fold up the sides to form a box. What length should h be to maximize the volume of the box?

User interacts graphically with folding box to find the box with maximum volume (of a cubic polynomial).

GeoGebra InterActivity

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Good Questions Worksheet

1-page printable with Good Questions

pdf or

doc (everything opens in new windows)

Download for School Zip or Download Completely Offline Zip

Zip includes simulator and worksheet with good questions and projector resolution simulators. Requires freeware GeoGebra and sunJava player.

Metadata (includes links for downloads)

Global	Quadratic Functions
Brief	InterActivity-Simulator for the Folding Box Maximum Value Problem
Grade	8th and up (Graphic Solution); Calculus (Algebraic Solution)
Strand	Graphic Solution: Algebra 1 Algebraic Solution with Derivatives: Calculus
Standard	Algebra 1 4.1 or AP Calculus 11
Keywords	cubic, function, equation, folding box, extrema, extreme values, calculus, dynamic, freeware, applet, offline, online
Worksheet	Worksheet with Problems and Questions
Credits	For idea & good questions: Dani Novak
Online	Online Activity
Download	Downloads: School LAN Version Zip Completely Offline Version
Author	LFS - contact
Type	Freeware - Available for Offline and Online Use - Translatable (html)
Use	Requires sunJava player

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