SOLUTION: Essay: Show all work. The area of a rectangular swimming pool is given by 2x^2 - 3x -9 ft^2. One side length of the pool is given by 2x + 3 feet. What is an algebraic express

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Question 550122: Essay: Show all work. The area of a rectangular swimming pool is given by 2x^2 - 3x -9 ft^2. One side length of the pool is given by 2x + 3 feet. What is an algebraic expression for the other side length of the pool? Simplify this, and include correct units as part of your answer.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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The other side length is equal to



I'll let you do the polynomial division. You should get x - 3 as your result. The units are in feet (since we are looking for a length).