SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is 4 more than seven times the width. write an expression for the area a of the rectangle.

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Question 347872: the length of a rectangle is 4 more than seven times the width. write an expression for the area a of the rectangle.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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the length of a rectangle is 4 more than seven times the width. write an expression for the area a of the rectangle.
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Let w = width
then from "length of a rectangle is 4 more than seven times the width" we have
7w+4 = length
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since area=width*length:
w%287w%2B4%29
7w%5E2%2B4w