document.write( "Question 484461: The volume of a refrigerator is x^3-3x^2-16x-12. Its height is x + 2. What are the other two dimensions? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Note: V(rectangular solid) = l*w*h
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document.write( "The volume of a refrigerator is x^3-3x^2-16x-12, height = (x+2)
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document.write( "(x^3-3x^2-16x-12)/(x+2)= x^2 - 5x - 6 = (x-6)(x+1)
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document.write( "Using Synthetic Division: 
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document.write( "-2	1	-3	-16	-12
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document.write( "		2	10	12
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document.write( "	1	-5	-6	0
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document.write( "V = (x+2)(x-6)x+1)
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document.write( "The other two dimensions are: (x-6)and (x+1) \n" );
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