Answer:
check 2nd and last box. :))
Step-by-step explanation:
Ok, so I would work out the Area, then rule out a few of these options.
First of all, if you look closely, you can see that instead of an l(x), it's an l(w), which means that what l(w) equals, is a product of whatever l(x) is with w serving as its x (if that makes sense lol). so, we need to divide by w to figure out what l(x) is.
<u>3x³+2x²-4x+5</u> <u>(3x³+5)+(2x²-4)</u> <u>(3x³+5)+2(x+2)(x-2)</u><difference of two squares
x+2 ⇒ x+2 ⇒ x+2 so then the (x+2)'s cancel
and you're left with 3x³+5+2x-4 ⇒ 3x³+2x+1 which is l(x). Now you're ready to see what A(x) equals.
x(3x³+2x+1)+2(3x³+2x+1) =
[(3x^4)+2x²+x]+(6x³+4x+2) =
(3x^4)+6x³+2x²+5x+2=A(x)
So now you can rule out the answers. <u>Number one</u> can be done mentally, and it's <u>not correct</u>. <em><u>Number 2 is definitely true</u></em>. Number three we need to work out.
<u>(3x^4)+6x³+2x²+5x+2</u> <u>[(3x^4)+6x³]</u> (the rest doesn't matter)⇒ <u>3x³</u><u>(x+2)</u>
x+2 ⇒ x+2
So then you're left with 3x³+2x²+5x+2 which is<em> not</em> equal to l(x), so the third option is false and ruled out. The <u>fourth one</u> you can just look at A(x) and conclude <u>it's false</u>, and the <u>third one is very obviously true</u>.