Write a simplified expression for the area of the rectangle shown below. State all restrictions on a and explain what would happen if a=2 and a=3.

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haleyelizabeth2017 · Answer

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haleyelizabeth2017 · Answer

$$\frac {6(a+1)}{(a-3)}$$

Restrictions: $$a \neq 3$$

When a is 3, the expression is undefined because the denominator, when simplified, is 0.

haleyelizabeth2017 · Answer

@TheSmartOne would you be able to help me with the last thing for this? I'm not quite sure what would happen....

haleyelizabeth2017 · Answer

The last thing is where I have to explain what would happen if a=2.

thesmartone · Answer

We would just plug in a=2 into your simplified area and figure out the value :)

haleyelizabeth2017 · Answer

Okie dokie ;) I'll do it on a piece of scratch paper and then I will just explain what I did.....it takes too much room haha the way I organized it (with all of the explanations as well) made this question a whole page long.....

thesmartone · Answer

:)

haleyelizabeth2017 · Answer

Thanks bro :D I just wasn't sure if there was something obvious or not or if there was another way of doing it.....