Question

an open box
here is a 36 - by - 24 - inch piece of cardboard.
a. drag the point to make cutouts in the corners. then press \fold it\ to construct a box.
b. describe the steps for turning the piece of cardboard into a box.

Explanation:

To turn the cardboard into a box, first, cut out squares of side length \(x\) from each corner. Then, fold up the sides. The height of the box will be \(x\), the length will be \(36 - 2x\), and the width will be \(24 - 2x\).

Answer:

Cut out equal - sized squares from each corner of the cardboard. Then fold up the sides that were adjacent to the cut - out squares.