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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following represents the area of a rectangle whose length is 3x – 7 and whose width is x + 2?

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

where are the options?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3x2 – 14 3x2 + x – 14 3x2 – x – 14 3x2 + 14

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

area = (3x - 7 )(x + 2) = 3x(x + 2) - 7(x + 2) can you continue from here?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes! thank you

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

yw

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would it be 3x2+x-14?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hello?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

(3x-7)(x+2) 3x(x + 2) - 7(x + 2) 3x^2+6x-7x-14 3x^2-x-14 So you were close (your middle term was off by a sign)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yw

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