See attachment. I am skipping part (b). Part (a) Volume = length • width • height V = y • x • x V = x^2 y V(x) = x^2 y I'm not sure about the domain. Part (c) The perimeter of the cross section is P = x + x + x + x + y. In short, P = 4x + y. Let P = 108 and solve for y. 108 = 4x + y 108 - 4x = y Plug 108 - 4x into V(x) for x. V(x) = x^2 (108 - 4x) V(x) = 108x^2 - 4x^3 Factor V(x) = 4x^2(27 - x) Let V(x) = 0 0 = 4x^2(27 - x) Set each factor to 0 and solve for x, where x represent the dimension that will maximize the volume. It is clear that 4x^2 = 0 leads to 0. So, x = 0 cannot be the answer. I know 27 - x = 0 leads to 27. I am going to say x = 27 is the only dimension for this application that will maximize the volume. You say? [ATTACH=full]53[/ATTACH]