3x + 6
distribute the 3 to both of the places in the parentheses.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The formula that is used to calculate the area of a rectangle is:

Where "l" is the lenght and "w" is the width.
You know that the area of that rectangle is:

And, according to the exercise, its lenght is 7 more than its width; then:

Then, you can make the corresponding substitution into the formula
:

Simplify:

Factor the equation. Find two numbers whose sum is 7 and whose product is -744. These are 31 and -24.
Then, you get:

The width of the rectangle is the positive value:

Then, the lenght is:

Let's say the first number is "a"
the next consecutive can just be "a+1" and the next, you guessed it, "a+2"
the two smaller ones are a and a+1, the larger one is a+2
now, the product of "a" and "a+1" equals 5 times "a+2" but less by 5
thus a(a + 1) = 5(a + 2) - 5 <----- solve for "a"
Answer:
2x^2 - 9x - 5
Step-by-step explanation:
(2x+1)(x-5)
Using FOIL
= 2x^2 - 10x + x - 5
= 2x^2 - 9x - 5