SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle of length X is given by 3x^2 + 5x. Find the width of the rectangle. Thank you

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Question 89928: The area of a rectangle of length X is given by 3x^2 + 5x. Find the width of the rectangle.

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The area of a rectangle of length X is given by 3x^2 + 5x. Find the width of the rectangle
Length of th rectangle = l = x
Area of the rectangle = A = 3x^2+5x
width of the rectangle = w = ?
A = l*b
3x^2+5x = x*w
w = 3x^2+5x/x
= x(3x+5)/x
= 3x+5.