SOLUTION: what is the area of a rectangle with the width of 2+m and the lenght of 5-2m

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Question 417177: what is the area of a rectangle with the width of 2+m and the lenght of 5-2m

Found 2 solutions by edjones, praseenakos@yahoo.com:
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a=Lw
(2+m)(5-2m)
=-2m^2+m+10 FOIL
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Ed

Answer by praseenakos@yahoo.com(507) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
area = length x width
==> +A+=+%285-2m%29+%2A+%282%2Bm%29+
==> +A+=+5%2A2+%2B+5%2Am+-2m%2A2+-2m+%2Am+
==> +A+=+10+%2B+5m+-+4m++-2m%5E2+
==> +A+=+10+%2B+m++-+2m%5E2+ this is the area..