Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-805-9

Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping - Exercise Set - Page 428: 100

Answer

Length = $x^{3}-2$

Work Step by Step

Factoring the expression for the area, $7x^{4}-14x=7x\cdot x^{3}-7x\cdot 2$ $=7x\cdot(x^{3}-2)$ Since the area of a rectangle equals (length)$\times$(width), and one factor of the area is $7x$, the width, it follows that the other factor must be the length. Length = $x^{3}-2$.
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