Question

Which of the following represents the area of a rectangle whose length is x - 6 and whose width is x - 8?

a. x² 144 - 48
b. x2+48
c. x²-48
d. x214x + 48

Answer 1

The area of a rectangle with sides x - 6 and x - 8 is calculated by multiplying the length by width, giving A = (x - 6)(x - 8), which expands to x² - 14x + 48. None of the given options match this answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student asked for the area of a rectangle with sides x - 6 and x - 8. To find the area, one would multiply the length and width together. Therefore, the area A is A = (x - 6)(x - 8). Expanding this, we have:

A = x² - 8x - 6x + 48

A = x² - 14x + 48

However, none of the provided options matches this result exactly. There might be a typo in the question or the available options.