Answer:
The length is x + 5y
The width is x - 2y
But see below.
Explanation:
Remark
The point of this question is to factor the trinomial. It can be factored.
(x 5y)(x 2y )
has to be the beginning of the factoring process.
(x - 5y)(x + 2y) The signs are right. The factoring isn't. The middle term has to be plus.
(x + 5y)(x - 2y)
The length is x + 5y
The width is x - 2y
x must be larger than 2y, otherwise you will get a negative width. That cannot be right.