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Answer: The answer is negastive 11 although I am not one thousand percent sure that this is the answer, if it is not the correct anser then please tell me and I can get the corecct anwer for you!
It is but it needs to be rearranged to x^2-2x+30
X + x + 3(2+x)= 36
2x + 6 + 3x = 36
5x + 6 = 36
5x = 36 - 6
5x = 30
x = 6
Longer piece = 2 + 6 = 8inches