SOLUTION: Area of a painting. A rectangular painting with a width of x centimeters has an area of x^2+ 50x square centimeters. Find a binomial that represents the length. See the accompany

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Question 328469: Area of a painting. A rectangular painting with a width of
x centimeters has an area of x^2+ 50x square centimeters.
Find a binomial that represents the length. See the accompanying
figure
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, nyc_function:
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a rectangle is given by



So if you know the area and the width, you can calculate the length by



In this case:



Simplify and you have your answer.


John

Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formula for finding the area of a rectangle is A = L*W.
Let A = x^2 + 50x
Let L = length
Let x = width
x^2 + 50x = Lx
(x^2 + 50x)/x = L
x + 50 = L
The binomial expression that represents the length is x + 50.
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