document.write( "Question 297396: The area of a rectangle is 20x^2-27x-8. The length is 4x+1. What is the width? \n" ); document.write( "
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let's factor
\n" ); document.write( "20x^2-27x-8=
\n" ); document.write( "We need factors of -160 which add to -27
\n" ); document.write( "we know we have 4x and 1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-32 and +5
\n" ); document.write( "factor 20
\n" ); document.write( "5 and 4 and -8
\n" ); document.write( "factor -32 4 and -8
\n" ); document.write( "-32 +5=-27
\n" ); document.write( "-32 4 and -8
\n" ); document.write( "(4x+1)*(5x-8)
\n" ); document.write( "The width is 5x-8
\n" ); document.write( "We could also have divided 20x^2-27x-8
\n" ); document.write( "4x-1\r
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