SOLUTION: Find the dimensions of a retangle if its area is xy-4x+2y-8

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Question 438195: Find the dimensions of a retangle if its area is xy-4x+2y-8
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(y-4)+2(y-4) = (x+2)(y-4)
==> It could be a rectangle (x+2) by (y-4).