The area of a rectangle is 15x2+14x−8
. The length of the rectangle is 3x+4
.
What is the width of the rectangle?
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Responses
5x−2
5 x minus 2
12x−2
12 x minus 2
5x+12
5 x plus 12
12x+12
The area of a rectangle is given by length x width. So, to find the width of the rectangle, we need to divide the area by the length.
Width = Area / Length
Width = (15x^2 + 14x - 8) / (3x + 4)
This cannot be simplified further, so the width of the rectangle is (15x^2 + 14x - 8) / (3x + 4) or (5x - 2).
Therefore, the width is 5x - 2.