A rectangle of perimeter 120 cm has the maximum possible area. Four squares of side x cm each are cut from each of its corners. The sheet remaining after the squares are cut is folded into a cuboid. Find the value of x (in cm) which maximizes the volume of the cuboid?

A rectangle of perimeter 120 cm has the maximum possible area. Four sq

1.	A rectangle of perimeter 120 cm has the maximum possible area. Four squares of side x cm each are cut from each of its corners. The sheet remaining after the squares are cut is folded into a cuboid. Find the value of x (in cm) which maximizes the volume of the cuboid?
A.	6 cm
B.	5 cm
C.	14 cm
D.	1 cm
E.	None of these
Answer» C. 14 cm

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