Question

medal and fan
The area of a rectangular coffee table is given by the trinomial t^2+ 7t –8.
The table’s length is t +8. What is the table’s width?

Answer 1

Area of a rectnagle is length x breath

Answer 2

\(\bf Area=length\cdot width\implies \cfrac{Area}{length}=width\)

Answer 3

in mathematical terms:
A= l x b
or
t^2 +7t-8 = w x (t+8)

Answer 4

Or you can factor it.

Answer 5

w is therefore:
t^2 + 7t -8 divided by t+8

Answer 6

so, what did you get then kearsten ?

Answer 7

@ mathway is correct, if you solve this quadratic you will see one of the factors is t+8

Answer 8

There are so many options to get the answer, just choose. :)

Answer 9

you guys are confusing me. im suupposed to be learning factoring