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A rectangle's length is 6 feet shorter than twice its width. If we use w to represent the rectangle's width, use a polynomial to represent the rectangle's area in expanded form.​

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Answer:

area = 2w² -6w

Explanation:

For width w, the length is ...

L = 2w -6

and the area is ...

A = LW = (2w -6)(w) = 2w² -6w . . . area of the rectangle

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