<PRE><B>Question 66201</B>
The volume of the box is represented by (x^2+5x+6)(x+5). Find the polynomial that repersents the area of the bottom of the box.
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You know that the volume is L*W*H; (length times width times height}
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You know that the area is L*W; another words you can say that to get the volume
you can mult the area by the height, right?   (L*W) * H
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Since the area consists of two factors (L&amp;W), it would make sense that the area is
(x^2 + 5x + 6), It can be factored to (x+3)(x+2), one representing the length and
the other the width.  Of course the height is (x+5)
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