Question

The rectangle below has an area of zº +82 + 15 square meters and a width of 2 + 3 meters.

What expression represents the length of the rectangle?
Length
2 +3
2° +8x + 15
Length
meters

Answer 1

(x + 5) m

Explanation:

From the question given above, the following data were obtained:

Area (A) = (x² + 8x + 15) m²

Width (W) = (x + 3) m

Length (L) =?

The lenght of the rectangle can be obtained as follow:

A = L × W

x² + 8x + 15 = L (x + 3)

Divide both side by x + 3

L = x² + 8x + 15 / x + 3

L = (x + 5) m

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Therefore, the length of the rectangle is: (x + 5) m