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22. A wind shelter, as shown opposite, has a back,top and two square sides. The total amount of canvas used in the shelter is 96 m² and the length of each square side is x metres. (a) If the volume of the shelter is V cm³,show that V = x(48 - x²). (b) Find the exact value of x for which the shelter has a maximum volume.

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