SOLUTION: A rectangle piece of plywood has a length of 3y+1 And a width of y-2. What is the Area?

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Question 1090070: A rectangle piece of plywood has a length of 3y+1 And a width of y-2. What is the Area?
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the area of a rectangle:
A=length%2Awidth
if a piece of plywood has a length of 3y%2B1 and a width of y-2, than the area is
A=%283y%2B1%29%2A%28y-2%29
A=3y%5E2%2B1y-6y-2
A=3y%5E2-5y-2