Answer: (x-9) and (x+2)
Explanation:
You would first have to break the trinomial down into 2 factors.
Since there are two minuses in the trinomial, start off like this : (x- __) (x+__)
Now, what two numbers add to -7, and multiply to -18?
9 and 2, with one term being negative.
Since the 2nd term in the trinomial is a negative, there must be a number added that has a greater negative term than the other positive term, therefore, making 9 the negative term, since 2-9 is -7.
And -9 times 2 is -18.
Now fill in the blanks : (x-9)(x+2)
Since (x-9) and (x+2) are multiplied by each other, they are the dimensions of the desk, being L x W.
Now let's double check the factors:
(x-9)(x+2)
Distribute the terms.
x^2 +2x -9x -18
x^2-7x-18
There, hoped that helped :D