OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e §5.5 Zeros of Polynomial Functions · Example 11 · Algebra · Polynomials

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A new bakery offers decorated, multi-tiered cakes for display and cutting at Quinceañera and wedding celebrations, as well as sheet cakes to serve most of the guests. The bakery wants the volume of a small sheet cake to be 351 cubic inches. The cake is in the shape of a rectangular solid. They want the length of the cake to be four inches longer than the width of the cake and the height of the cake to be one-third of the width. What should the dimensions of the cake pan be?

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OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e · §5.5 Zeros of Polynomial Functions · Example 11

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