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A sheet of paper 36 cm-by-54 cm is made into an open box (i.e. there's no...

A sheet of paper 36 cm-by-54 cm is made into an open box (i.e. there's no top), by cutting

x-cm

squares out of each corner and folding up the sides. Find the value of x that maximizes the volume of the box. Give your answer in the simplified radical form.

I cannot seem to get past step 6 where you have a fraction and square root. Please post step by step with explanation answer.

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