document.write( "Question 224291: If the area of a rectangular park is given by the polynomial, 2x^2+11x+5cm^2. Factor the polynomial to find the rectangle’s dimensions? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #167547 by jsmallt9(3758) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Area of a rectangle is length times width. So if the area is $\"2x%5E2%2B11x%2B5\"$ then all we need to do is figure out how this can be written as a multiplication. In other words all we need to do is factor this:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%5E2%2B11x%2B5+=+%282x%2B1%29%28x%2B5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Either factor can be the length or width. The rectangle is (2x+1) cm by (x+5) cm. (x can be any number as long as the length and width remain positive.) \n" ); document.write( "

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