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Find the area of the rectangle whose length is 4x - 5 and whose width is 2x - 6.

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To find the area of a rectangle, you multiply its length by its width.

Given that the length of the rectangle is 4x - 5 and the width is 2x - 6, we can calculate the area as follows:

Area = Length * Width

Area = (4x - 5) * (2x - 6)

To find the product, we can use the distributive property, which states that a(b + c) is equal to ab + ac:

Area = (4x * 2x) + (4x * -6) + (-5 * 2x) + (-5 * -6)

Simplifying further, we have:

Area = 8x^2 - 24x - 10x + 30

Combining like terms, we get:

Area = 8x^2 - 34x + 30

Therefore, the area of the rectangle with a length of 4x - 5 and a width of 2x - 6 is 8x^2 - 34x + 30.

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