The Open Box Investigation
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The Open Box Investigation Part 1 The aim of this investigation is to find the largest volume within for an open box with any size square cut out I will be increasing the square cut out by 1cm until I reach a point where the volume decreases. At this point I will decrease the square cut out by 0.1cm until I reach the maximum volume. This will be done on several different grids until I see a pattern which I will then use to create a formula. I will record my results in a table for the different grids and record the peaks to try and establish a pattern. My initial grid size will be 12cm x 12cm and I will increase this as I continue my investigation. The volume will be calculated by multiplying the length by the width by the height. When I appear to reach a maximum volume I will try...

