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Erik is building a cubby bookshelf, that is, a book shelf divided into storage holes (cubbies) instead of shelves. He wants the height of the bookshelf to be x^2 - 6x - 27 and the width to be x^2 + 4x + 3. Each cubby hole in the bookshelf will have a height of x + 1 and width of x - 9. Step 1 of 3: Write a rational expression to determine how many cubbies high the book shelf will be.

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Erik wants the cubby bookshelf to have a total height of


H=x^2-6x-27

And the total width of


W=x^2+4x+3

We are given each cubby hole in the bookshelf will have a height of


h=x+1

The number of cubbies that the bookshelf will be can be obtained by dividing the total height by the individual height:


n=(H)/(h)=(x^2-6x-27)/(x+1)

That is the required rational expression for the height.

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