SOLUTION: A rectangle has an area of X^3 – 6X^2 + 15X – 28 square feet. Its width is X – 4 feet. What is its length?

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Question 100306: A rectangle has an area of X^3 – 6X^2 + 15X – 28 square feet. Its width is X – 4 feet.
What is its length?

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x^3–6x^2+15x–28)/(x-4)=x^2-2x+7 you can do this by long division, synthetic division, factoring or fancy calculator. At any rate, x^2-2x+7 ft.is the length.
Ed