Fixed Volume Box: Square-based

The task here is to find the dimensions of a box having a minumum surface area for a given, fixed volume, V. In this box the width and depth are constrained to be the same length, therefore it is square-based.

Alter the Width (x) of the fixed volume box to find minimums of the total exterior Surface Area with and without a lid, respectively.

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