Answer:
It is a trinomial.
Step-by-step explanation:
Trinomials have 3 terms connected by plus or minus signs.
Start by writing -3x-5=16. You can add 5 to both sides since the inverse operation of negative is adding positive. You will then get 16+5=21. Then you will get -3x=21. Divide by -3 on both sides. -3x/-3. 21/-3=-7 x=-7. Now check your answer -3(-7)=21-5=16. Checks out. Hopefully this helps!
Width =3.5, length = 4
Let's make a few equations to summarize what we know.:
a = 14
l = 2w -3
a = wl
Now let's substitute the expression for l into the expression for area and solve.
a = w(2w - 3)
a = 2w^2 - 3w
14 = 2w^2 - 3w
0 = 2w^2 - 3w - 14
which factors into
(2w - 7) (w + 2)
Solving for w
2w - 7 = 0
2w = 7
w = 3.5
w+2 = 0
w = -2
So w can be either 3.5 or -2. Since a negative width doesn't make sense, w = 3.5
Let's verify
w = 3.5
l = 2w - 3
l = 2*3.5 - 3
l = 7 - 3
l = 4
a = wl
a = 3.5 * 4
a = 14
So the width is 3.5 and the length is 4.