SOLUTION: Essay: Show all work. A gardener wants to create a rectangular garden with length of -9x + 8y ft. and width of 2x + 5y ft. What is an algebraic expression for the area of the garde

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Question 583126: Essay: Show all work. A gardener wants to create a rectangular garden with length of -9x + 8y ft. and width of 2x + 5y ft. What is an algebraic expression for the area of the garden? Be sure to multiply this out, express in simplest correct mathematical form, and include units.
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Area = (-9x + 8y)(2x + 5y)

= -18x^2 - 45xy + 16xy + 40y^2

= -18x^2 - 29xy + 40y^2 (ft^2)