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Publication Date: 2012
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Thinking Outside the Box...Inside the Box
Winkel, Brian
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v43 n5 p663-668 2012
We consider an oblique approach to cutting regions out of a flat rectangular sheet and folding to make a maximum volume container. We compare our approach to the traditional approach of cutting out squares at each vertex of the sheet. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Geometry, Geometric Concepts, Mathematical Formulas
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