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I was given a 12 by 12 square, and asked to reshape it into a 'strawberry box' type shape, to find the box with the largest volume. Below, is a diagram of what I had to work with. To find out the volumes of my boxes, I will cut out a 1cm by 1cm square from each corner of my 12 by 12cm square and shape it into a box. I will then find the volume of this box by multiplying the length by the breath by the height. I will then repeat this method again, only I will be cutting off a 2cm by 2cm square, and a 3cm by 3cm square, from each corner, until I can no longer remove any more. I will display these shapes on the following pages, and present the figures in a table after the last shape. ...

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