Question

The area of a rectangular field is 2c3 − c2 + 6 square units. If the length of the field is c − 2 units, what is its width?

Answer 1

1) The area of the rectangular field is 2c^3 - c^2 + 6

2) The length is c - 2

3) Divide the area by the length to obtain the width:

2c^3 - c^2 + 6 | c - 2
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-2c^3 + 4c^2 2c^2 + 3c + 6
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3c^2 + 6
-3c^2 + 6c
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6c + 6
-6c + 12
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18

Given that the division is not exact (the residue is 18) you cannot determine an exact width.

So, I guess ther is a mistake in some of the given expressions. Just use the right expressions and use this procedure to get the answer.