If possible.
a box is to be formed by cutting square pieces out of the corner of a rectangular piece of a 3" x 5" notecard as shown below. the sides are then folded up to form a box ( see attachment).
a)write the function that expresses the area of the bottom of the box as a function of the length of the side of one of the square pieces.
b)how large should x be in order for the area of the bottom of the box to equal 10 in^2? round your answer to the nearest hundredth.