document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=540593>Question 540593</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help understanding Monomials/Polynomials/ and Factoring.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"If the length of a rectangle is 3x-2 and the width is 3x-1, what expression will represent the area of a rectangle.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a rectangle has a width of 3x-y & length of 5x^2+y^3, what is the area?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[Factoring the Polynomials]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-8x^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x^2+7x-10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help ! Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #353772 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=353772\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the length of a rectangle is 3x-2 and the width is 3x-1, what expression will represent the area of a rectangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = length * width = (3x-2)(3x-1) = 9x^2-9x+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a rectangle has a width of 3x-y & length of 5x^2+y^3, what is the area?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = (3x-y)(5x^2+y^3) = 15x^3+3xy^3-5x^2y-y^4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[Factoring the Polynomials]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-8x^4 = 2x^2(1-4x^2) = 2x^2(1-2x)(1+2x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x^2+7x-10 = 6x^2+12x-5x-10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 6x(x+2)-5(x+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (x+2)(6x-5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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