document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=390083>Question 390083</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is represented by n^2-n-12. If the length of the rectangle is represented by n+3, express the width of the rectangle in terms of n. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that area is calculated by length times height, right. So we can write this equation as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n^2-n-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This can be factored as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(n-4)(n+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width can be (n-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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