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The rectangle below has an area of x^2-16 meters and the width of x+4 meters what expression represents the length of the rectangle

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L=A/W so

L=(x^2-16)/(x+4) factoring the numerator...

L=((x+4)(x-4))/(x+4) (x+4)s cancel leaving..

L=x-4
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