SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular swimming pool is 2x-1m + the width is x+2 meters. Write a polynomial A(z represents the area) Could somebody please help me do this problem? I have tr

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Question 176682: The length of a rectangular swimming pool is 2x-1m + the width is x+2 meters. Write a polynomial A(z represents the area) Could somebody please help me do this problem? I have tried and do no know how to do it. Thanks in advance. Judy
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a rectangle is the length multiplied times the width. So just say:

A%28x%29+=+%282x+-+1%29%28x+%2B+2%29

Then use FOIL to multiply the binomials to obtain the desired polynomial expression.