Question

A practice field is in the shape of a rectangle. The area of the practice field is represented by 5x^2 + 30x -7xy -42y. Find the expressions that represent the length and width of the practice field.

Answer 1

length and width are x + 6 and 5x - 7y

Explanation:

5x² + 30x - 7xy - 42y

= 5x(x + 6) - 7y(x + 6)

= (x + 6)(5x - 7y)

so

length and width are x + 6 and 5x - 7y