SOLUTION: What are the dimensions of a rectangle whose area is x2 - 6x - 216 square feet?

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Question 621327: What are the dimensions of a rectangle whose area is x2 - 6x - 216 square feet?
Answer by KMST(1874) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%5E2-6x-216=%28x%2B12%29%28x-18%29 so
a rectangle whose area is x%5E2-6x-216 square feet
could be x%2B12 feet long and x-18 feet wide.
Its dimensions could also be x%5E2-6x-216 feet and 1 foot.
It could be 2sqrt%28x%5E2-6x-216%29 feet long by sqrt%28x%5E2-6x-216%29%2F2 feet wide.
Maybe the dimensions could be root%283%2C%28x%5E2-6x-216%29%5E2%29 by root%283%2Cx%5E2-6x-216%29.
That rectangle has infinite options for its dimensions.