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The area of a rectangle is given by the expression 3x^2 - x - 10. What is the length of the rectangle if its width is x - 2?

Sagot :

Solution:

[tex]A_{rectangle}=LW\\\\3x^2-x-10=L(x-2)\\\\L=\frac{3x^2-x-10}{x-2}[/tex]

By long or synthetic division:

[tex]L=3x+5[/tex]

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