The area of a rectangle is (x^3 - 5x^2 + 3x - 15), and the width of the rectangle is (X2 + 3). If area = length x width, what
is the length of the rectangle?



Answer :

Given:

Area of a rectangle = [tex]x^3-5x^2+3x-15[/tex]

Width of rectangle = [tex]x^2+3[/tex]

To find:

The length of the rectangle.

Solution:

The area of a rectangle is:

[tex]A=l\times w[/tex]

Where, l is length and w is the width.

It is can be written as:

[tex]\dfrac{A}{w}=l[/tex]

[tex]l=\dfrac{A}{w}[/tex]

Putting [tex]A=x^3-5x^2+3x-15[/tex] and [tex]w=x^2+3[/tex], we get

[tex]l=\dfrac{x^3-5x^2+3x-15}{x^2+3}[/tex]

[tex]l=\dfrac{x^2(x-5)+3(x-5)}{x^2+3}[/tex]

[tex]l=\dfrac{(x^2+3)(x-5)}{x^2+3}[/tex]

[tex]l=x-5[/tex]

Therefore, the length of the rectangle is [tex]x-5[/tex].