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document.write( "A rectangle with length 2x-1 inches has an area of 2x^2 + 5x - 3 square inches. Write a binomial that represents its width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "AREA=LENGTH*WIDTH<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2X-1)*WIDTH=2X^2+5X-3=2X^2+6X-X-3=2X(X+3)-1(X+3)=(2X-1)(X+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WIDTH=(2X-1)(X+3)/(2X-1)=X+3<BR>\n" );
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