document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=705936>Question 705936</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there is a rectangle and on the right side of the rectangle it says x+2 and on the top it says 2x-1. It wants me to write a simplified algebraic expression to represent the area of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #434885 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=434885\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  there is a rectangle and on the right side of the rectangle it says x+2 and on the top it says 2x-1. It wants me to write a simplified algebraic expression to represent the area of the rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length is given as x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width is given as 2x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area = width * length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area = (2x-1)(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FOIL the right side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area = 2x^2 + 4x -x -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area = 2x^2+3x-2\r<BR>\n" );
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