SOLUTION: The width and length of a rectangle are given by two consecutive odd integers. The width of the rectangle is less than it's length. Write an expression for the area of the rectangl

Question 521378: The width and length of a rectangle are given by two consecutive odd integers. The width of the rectangle is less than it's length. Write an expression for the area of the rectangle.

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The width and length of a rectangle are given by two consecutive odd integers.
The width of the rectangle is less than it's length.
Write an expression for the area of the rectangle.
:
Let x = the width
then
(x+2) = the length
:
The area
A = x(x+2) = x^2 + 2x, is the area
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