SOLUTION: The sides of a rectangle are represented by 2W+5 and W-3. Represent its area in simplest form

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Question 577915: The sides of a rectangle are represented by 2W+5 and W-3. Represent its area in simplest form

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sides of a rectangle are represented by 2W+5 and W-3.
Represent its area in simplest form.
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Area = (2W+5)(W-3)
= 2W^2-6W+4W-15
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= 2W^2 - 2W - 15
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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