Question

The area of the carpet is 48x^2y+16xy^2, if the width is 8xy inches, what is the length of the carpet?

Answer 1

Explanation:

(48x^2)(y) + (16x)(y^2).

This is addition, so the distributive property applies. [(48x^2)(y) + (16x)(y^2)]/8xy = (48x^2)(y)/8xy+(16x)(y^2)/8xy = 6x+2y.

Division rules are explained below.

I included the parentheses to emphasize the difference between x^2y, which means x to the 2y, and (x^2)(y), which is x^2 times y.

• 48/8 = 6
• x^2 times y divided by 8xy equals x because x^2/x = x^(2-1), because x=x^1, and so, equals x; The same y^2/y. The other 2 y's and 2 x's cancel.

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