Box 1: Dimensions: « by 3x by r?
Area of base = x(3x) – 3x?
Box 2: Dimensions by 4x - 1 by x?
Area of base = x(4x 1) = 4x2x
Complete the statements about the number of
terms in the polynomial representing the volume
of each box
• Box 1's volume will be a
• Box 2's volume will be a
Explain your reasoning,