The area of a small square sample of carpet is 2w² - 7w – 15 in square yards. Which of the following could be the length of the sample?

A. w – 3
B. 2w + 3
C. 2w - 5
D. w + 5
The area of a rectangular counter top is w2 – 3w – 10. Which of the following could be the length of the counter top?

A. w – 10
B. w – 3
C. w + 2
D. w + 5

Question

The area of a small square sample of carpet is 2w² - 7w – 15 in square yards. Which of the following could be the length of the sample?


 A. w – 3  
 B. 2w + 3  
 C. 2w - 5 
 D. w + 5 
The area of a rectangular counter top is w2 – 3w – 10. Which of the following could be the length of the counter top? 


 A. w – 10  
 B. w – 3  
 C. w + 2  
 D. w + 5

anonymous · Answer

This is asking you to factorize the trinomials.

kaederfds · Answer

2w² - 7w – 15 = (2w+3) (w-5)
[B]

anonymous · Answer

Correct, and the second one... (let them solve it, please)

kaederfds · Answer

yes, @nicc96 now solve the other one (:

dan815 · Answer

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