Question

The area of a rectangle is x^2 - 2x - 15 and the length of the rectangle is x + 3. Find the width of the rectangle.

Answer 1

You're looking for a polynomial \(P(x)\) such that \(P(x)(x+3)=x^2-2x-15\).

Answer 2

Can you perform either long or synthetic division?

Answer 3

how would i go about solving this im clueless

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

Try and simplify\[\frac{x^2-2x-15}{x+3}.\]

Answer 6

x-5

Answer 7

is the answer

Answer 8

That's right.