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If the area of a rectangle is x^2+13x+36 and the length is x+9 what is the width

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Answer:

Width is x+4 units

Explanation:

Since the area of a rectangle is length*width, then width=area/length:

-9 | 1 13 36

____-9 -36_

1 4 | 0

Therefore, the width of the rectangle is x+4 units

User Lukas Stejskal
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Answer:

width = (x+4)

Explanation:

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