Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 7 - Rational Functions - 7.2 Simplifying Rational Expressions - 7.2 Exercises - Page 576: 42

Answer

$6x^2-2x+5$.

Work Step by Step

The area of the rectangle is $$A= 6 x^3-20 x^2+11 x-15$$ and the length of the shortest side is $$w= x-3.$$We know that the area of a rectangle is $$A= l\times w.$$ The length of the missing side is given by: \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} l&= \frac{A}{w}\\ &=\frac{6 x^3-20 x^2+11 x-15}{x-3}. \end{aligned} \end{equation} Use synthetic division. \begin{equation} \begin{array}{r|rrrr} 3& 6 & -20 & 11 & -15 \\ & & 18 & -6 & 15\\ \hline & 6 & -2 & 5&0 \end{array} \end{equation} The missing length is $6x^2-2x+5$.
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