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the area of a rectangular cookie sheet is 8x^2+26x+12 . the width of the cookie sheet is 2x+5 . what is the length of the cookie sheet?

the area of a rectangular cookie sheet is 8x^2+26x+12 . the width of the cookie sheet-example-1
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you would lay out the equation for area
A=(L)(W)
then plug in the variables
8x^2+26x+12=2x+5(L)
then solve for L
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