Question

A rectangular piece of fabric has an area of (3x 2 − 26x 16) square inches. find a completely simplified expression for the perimeter of the piece of fabric.

Answer 1

Hello,

3x²-26x+16=3x²-24x-2x+16=3x(x-8)-2(x-8)=(x-8)(3x-2)

Perimeter= 2*(x-8+3x-2)=2*(4x-10)=8x-20