Question

Which of the following represents the area of a rectangle whose length is x - 6 and whose width is x - 8?

x2 - 14x - 48
x2 + 48
x2 - 48
x2 - 14x + 48

Answer 1

Area of a rectangle = Length times Width...so

\[\large A = (x - 6)(x - 8)\]

Now we just distribute

\[\large A = x^2 - 14x + 48\]

Answer 2

You can also use this rectangle