SOLUTION: 12.Essay: Show all work. The area of a rectangular swimming pool is given by 5x^2 - 31x - 28 ft^2 . One side length of the pool is given by 5x + 4 feet. What is an algebraic expres
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Question 503716: 12.Essay: Show all work. The area of a rectangular swimming pool is given by 5x^2 - 31x - 28 ft^2 . One side length of the pool is given by 5x + 4 feet. What is an algebraic expression for the other side length of the pool? Simplify this, and include correct units as part of your answer.
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12.Essay: Show all work. The area of a rectangular swimming pool is given by 5x^2 - 31x - 28 ft^2 . One side length of the pool is given by 5x + 4 feet. What is an algebraic expression for the other side length of the pool? Simplify this, and include correct units as part of your answer.
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Factoring:
5x^2 - 31x - 28
rewrite -31x as:
5x^2 - 35x + 4x - 28
group:
(5x^2 - 35x) + (4x - 28)
5x(x - 7) + 4(x - 7)
(x - 7)(5x + 4)
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Algebraic expression for the "other side" is:
(x - 7) feet
or
x-7 feet
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to check, you can FOIL:
(x - 7)(5x+4)
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