SOLUTION: The volume of an 8-foot-wide portable storage container is given by the trinomial below. Its dimensions can be determined by factoring the trinomial to find the height and the leng

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Question 229804: The volume of an 8-foot-wide portable storage container is given by the trinomial below. Its dimensions can be determined by factoring the trinomial to find the height and the length of the container. Find the polynomials that represent the height and the length of the container.
(200x 2 + 80x - 504) ft3
Height = ______ft
Length = ______ft
Please help.
Thank you,
Jerry
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
factoring out the width ___ 8(25x^2 + 10x - 63)

factoring for height and length ___ 8(5x + 9)(5x - 7)

probably the larger one is the length