SOLUTION: The area of parallelogram PQRS in square units is given by the polynomial {x^2+x&#8722;42}. If the parallelogram has length x+7 units, find an expression for the height RT---.

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Question 1085539: The area of parallelogram PQRS in square units is given by the polynomial {x^2+x−42}. If the parallelogram has length x+7 units, find an expression for the height RT---.
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Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source):
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Area of a parallelogram is bh (base times height).
(x+7) * h = x^2 + x - 42
h = (x^2 + x - 42)/(x-7)
Use polynomial long division or synthetic division to find that the result is (x+6)

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source):
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The area of parallelogram PQRS in square units is given by the polynomial {x^2+x−42}. If the parallelogram has length x+7 units, find an expression for the height RT---.

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SOLUTION: The area of parallelogram PQRS in square units is given by the polynomial {x^2+x&#8722;42}. If the parallelogram has length x+7 units, find an expression for the height RT---.

SOLUTION: The area of parallelogram PQRS in square units is given by the polynomial {x^2+x−42}. If the parallelogram has length x+7 units, find an expression for the height RT---.