SOLUTION: I need help with this problem. I don't even know where to start. Thank you if you can help me. The length of a rectangular swimming pool is 2x-1 meters, and the width is x+2 met

Question 322841: I need help with this problem. I don't even know where to start. Thank you if you can help me.
The length of a rectangular swimming pool is 2x-1 meters, and the width is x+2 meters. Write a polynomial A(x) that represents the area. Find A(5).
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area: A = LW

So

So the area function is

Now to find A(5), just plug in x=5 and evaluate:

So
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