Question

What is the width of the rectangle shown below? 4x + 3 A = 8x2 – 10x – 12

Answer 1

Answer:

2x-4

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of a rectangle = Length * Width

Given parameters

Area A = 8x2 – 10x – 12

Length of the rectangle = 4x+3

Required

Width of the rectangle.

Substituting the given parameters into the formula

8x2 – 10x – 12  = (4x+3)*width

width = 8x2 – 10x – 12 /4x+3

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Factorizing the numerator

8x² – 10x – 12

= 2(4x²-5x-6)

= 2(4x²-8x+3x-6)

= 2(4x(x-2)+3(x-2))

= 2(4x+3)(x-2)

Width = 2(4x+3)(x-2)/4x+3

Width = 2(x-2)

Width = 2x-4

Hence the width of the rectangle is 2x-4